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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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Minster Library
- The Medieval Minster
- Viking Sword Pommel
- York Union Gas Works
- De Grey Rooms
- The Battle of the Standard
- Bronze weights
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Greyfriars
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Statue of the God Mars
- Industrial Upheaval
- Sixties York