Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Vikings and Christianity
- Church of St Helen
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Roman Head Pot
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- George Leeman
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- York and the Holocaust
- The First Railway Station
- St William's Shrine
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- York Garrison
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Is York Cursed?
- Crest of York St John College
- Jubbergate