Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Mystery Plays
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Anglian Carving
- The Retreat
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Medieval Minster
- Olive Oil Container
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The First Minster
- The Hospitium
- Margaret Clitherow
- St William's Shrine
- King Edward II and York
- Monk Bar
- The Bar Convent