Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Church of St Olave
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Viking Boot
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Ripon College for Women
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The End of the Abbey
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Basilica
- Victoria Bar
- Lendal Tower
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Stonegate
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York