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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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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Holy Trinity Church
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Red Tower
- The George Fox Incident
- The Bar Convent
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Shambles
- The Multangular Tower
- Victoria Bar
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Treasurer's House
- Alcuin of York
- A New University
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Constantius Chlorus
- First World War Memorial