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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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The End of the Abbey
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- St William's Shrine
- Cinema Comes to York
- Alcuin of York
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Norman House
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Industrial Upheaval
- York Central Library
- New Earswick
- Sixties York
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Ouse Bridge
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head