Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Margaret Clitherow
- Monk Bar
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- A New Walk
- York Railway Station
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Statue of an Athlete
- Medieval Prisons
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Norman Window Frame
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Hospitium
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- St Leonard's Hospital
- George Leeman
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse