Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Treasurer's House
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Lendal Tower
- Statue of the God Mars
- Minster Library
- The Council of Arles
- Church of St Wilfrid
- View from Station Rise
- The York Hoard
- King Richard II and York
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Clifford's Tower
- York's Airfield
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Debtors' Prison
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Fairfax House