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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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- George Leeman
- Industrial Upheaval
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Norman Abbey
- The York Observatory
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Minster Library
- Church of St Helen
- Viking Male Grooming
- Mary Ward
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Lendal Tower
- Viking Coins
- Jewbury Cemetery