Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Royal Station Hotel
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Cawood Sword
- King Edward I and York
- Middleham Jewel
- York and the Holocaust
- York Art Gallery
- The Medieval Castle
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Fire in the Minster
- Feeding Roman York
- York Central Library
- First World War Memorial
- York St John in the 20th Century