Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The Bar Convent
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Barley Hall
- Minster Library
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Teaching the Poor
- New Earswick
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The County Court House
- Is York Cursed?
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Anglian Cross
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Rowntree Park
- Bone Trial Piece
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall