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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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Walmgate Bar
- Bone Trial Piece
- King Edward I and York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- York Art Gallery
- Jewbury Cemetery
- New Shopping Centres
- Micklegate Bar
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Second World War York
- George Leeman
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Jubbergate
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Olive Oil Container
- Bronze weights
- The White Rose of York
- Fire in the Minster