Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Medieval Minster
- King Edward III and York
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Roman Fortress
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Retreat
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Medieval Prisons
- A New University
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Olive Oil Container
- George Leeman
- Margaret Clitherow