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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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's Coat of Arms
- The Horn of Ulf
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- New Earswick
- The Council of Arles
- Church of St Olave
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Barley Hall
- The Norman Minster
- Victoria Bar
- King Richard III and York
- Viking Silk Cap
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Debtors' Prison
- A Pipkin
- Water Lanes
- A New Vision For York
- Clifford's Tower