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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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- 62 Low Petergate
- Is York Cursed?
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Scarborough Bridge
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Church of St Olave
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- King Edward I and York
- Ouse Bridge
- The Railway Institute
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- York Bombed
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'