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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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The First Minster
- Feeding Roman York
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Cawood Sword
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Black Death
- The Norman House
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- York's Airfield
- A New Walk
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The New Theatre
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Sixties York
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier