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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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Abbot's House
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- View from Station Rise
- Stonegate
- Eric Bloodaxe
- York in the fifteenth Century
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The York Helmet
- St William's Shrine
- Bronze weights
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Greyfriars
- The York Observatory