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 Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- William Etty, Artist
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Medieval Abbey
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Norman Minster
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Shambles
- The Assembly Rooms
- Fairfax House
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Retreat
- Lendal Bridge
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Norman Window Frame
- A New Walk