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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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- New Earswick
- King Richard II and York
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Viking Sword Pommel
- York Central Library
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Viking Coins
- Jubbergate
- Is York Cursed?
- The Norman Minster
- The York Observatory
- Cinema Comes to York
- Medieval Prisons
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Bone Trial Piece
- Alcuin of York
- William Etty, Artist
- The Minster in the 20th Century