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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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Clifford's Tower
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Teaching the Poor
- The Greyfriars
- The End of the Abbey
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- St Crux's Church
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Statue of Napoleon
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The First Minster
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York