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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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Margaret Clitherow
- Vikings and Christianity
- Is York Cursed?
- The Council of Arles
- Viking Coins
- The York Helmet
- Rebuilt in Stone
- New Shopping Centres
- King Edward III and York
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Norman Castle
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- York Bombed
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Clifford's Tower