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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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Guildhall
- Dick Turpin
- Alcuin of York
- Our Lady's Row
- York's Airfield
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Medieval Abbey
- King Edward II and York
- Minster Library
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway