Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Helen
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Sixties York
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Anglian Cross
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- First World War York
- Roman Head Pot
- The Greyfriars
- The 1190 Massacre
- York and the Holocaust
- Mary Ward
- The First Minster
- First World War Memorial
- Statue of an Athlete
- Victoria Bar