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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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Silver Strap Ends
- The First Minster
- King Richard III and York
- The Female Prison
- The George Fox Incident
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Eric Bloodaxe
- A New Walk
- Lendal Tower
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Industrial Upheaval
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Mansion House
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Medieval Minster
- Medieval Prisons