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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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Coins
- Micklegate Bar
- Fire in the Minster
- Medieval Prisons
- Transport Moves On
- Fairfax House
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- York and the Holocaust
- The Minster in Viking Times
- William Etty, Artist
- Military Belt Fitting
- Water Lanes
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- York Garrison
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Bootham Bar
- York Bombed
- The Norman Castle