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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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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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...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Norman Window Frame
- The Red Tower
- Sixties York
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The First Minster
- Is York Cursed?
- William Etty, Artist
- King Edward I and York
- The Greyfriars
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Gold Arm Ring
- York in the fifteenth Century