Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Shambles
- The Battle of the Standard
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Second World War York
- The Assembly Rooms
- King Richard II and York
- The White Rose of York
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Multangular Tower
- Margaret Clitherow
- A New Vision For York