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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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Black Death
- Stonegate
- View from Station Rise
- Roman Head Pot
- Holy Trinity Church
- A New Walk
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Ripon College for Women
- The Medieval Abbey
- York and the Holocaust
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Bootham School
- New Shopping Centres
- The Multangular Tower
- The York Helmet
- St Columba's United Reformed Church