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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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward III and York
- Gold Arm Ring
- Industrial Upheaval
- Clifford's Tower
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Bar Convent
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Royal Station Hotel
- Central Methodist Chapel
- York and the Holocaust
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Guildhall
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Retreat
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool