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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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Treasurer's House
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Second World War York
- New Shopping Centres
- King Edward I and York
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Amber Bead Workshop
- York Union Gas Works
- Viking Male Grooming
- Clifford's Tower
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Pilgrimage of Grace