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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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- John Carr - Architect
- Is York Cursed?
- Jubbergate
- York Union Gas Works
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Multangular Tower
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Ouse Bridge
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Viking Coins
- Statue of the God Mars
- Bone Trial Piece
- Clifford's Tower
- Bootham School