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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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze weights
- Vikings and Christianity
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Norman Window Frame
- The 1190 Massacre
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Ouse Bridge
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Water Lanes
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Industrial Upheaval
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Bar Convent
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- A New University
- Fairfax House