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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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Judges Lodging
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Black Death
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Bar Convent
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- 62 Low Petergate
- York Union Gas Works
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Sixties York
- The Railway Institute
- A New University
- Rowntree Park