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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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The County Court House
- Bronze weights
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- King Edward I and York
- Lendal Bridge
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Sixties York
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- York and the Holocaust
- The 1190 Massacre
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Basilica
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Is York Cursed?
- Gold Finger Ring