Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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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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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The York Hoard
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Viking Boot
- Second World War York
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- York Railway Station
- William Etty, Artist
- York Castle Museum
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Fire in the Minster
- The Norman Abbey
- The Norman Castle
- York Art Gallery