Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- William Etty, Artist
- York's Coat of Arms
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Norman Castle
- The York Hoard
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- A Pipkin
- Military Belt Fitting
- Ripon College for Women
- The Debtors' Prison
- George Leeman
- King Edward I and York
- Middleham Jewel
- Cinema Comes to York
- 62 Low Petergate
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church