Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Clifford's Tower
- The Shambles
- Lendal Tower
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Second World War York
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- St William's Shrine
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Constantius Chlorus
- Olive Oil Container
- York and the Holocaust
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Viking Silk Cap