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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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Garrison
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- St Crux's Church
- The Minster after the Reformation
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Female Prison
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Hospitium
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Ripon College for Women
- A Pipkin
- Is York Cursed?
- Barley Hall
- York Castle Museum
- Holy Trinity Church
- St William's Shrine