Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New Walk
- Norman Window Frame
- Statue of an Athlete
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Second World War York
- The Shambles
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- John Carr - Architect
- The Black Death
- The First Minster
- Military Belt Fitting
- First World War York
- Viking Silk Cap
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Medieval Minster
- The Basilica