Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Fairfax House
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Inscription to Hecules
- The First Railway Station
- Roman Head Pot
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Jubbergate
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Roman Chimney Pot
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Horn of Ulf
- The White Rose of York
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Battle of the Standard
- Viking Boot
- The 1190 Massacre