Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Minster Library
- The George Fox Incident
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- St Crux's Church
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Micklegate Bar
- Rowntree Park
- The York Helmet
- York's Coat of Arms
- The Abbot's House
- Military Belt Fitting
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Viking Boot
- The Basilica
- Constantius Chlorus
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries