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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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of Napoleon
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Norman Castle
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Bar Convent
- York Art Gallery
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Mystery Plays
- A New Vision For York
- The Black Death
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- York Bombed
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Yorkshire Museum