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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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Clifford's Tower
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Medieval Castle
- Is York Cursed?
- Dick Turpin
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Alcuin of York
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Railway Institute
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Gold Finger Ring