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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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rowntree Park
- The Battle of the Standard
- Viking Sword Pommel
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Margaret Clitherow
- Cinema Comes to York
- The 1190 Massacre
- King Edward II and York
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Transport Moves On
- York and the Holocaust
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The George Fox Incident
- The New Theatre
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Red Tower