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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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Bone Trial Piece
- Viking Coins
- The Black Death
- First World War Memorial
- A New Walk
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- York St John in the 20th Century
- York Bombed
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Our Lady's Row
- Military Belt Fitting