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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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Ripon College for Women
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Second World War York
- View from Station Rise
- The Council of Arles
- Bronze weights
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Guy Fawkes
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Shambles
- York Garrison
- Yorkshire Museum
- Lendal Tower
- Viking Male Grooming
- Anglian Hanging Bowl