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 Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St William's Shrine
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Hospitium
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Royal Station Hotel
- Walmgate Bar
- Jubbergate
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Mansion House
- First World War York
- The Mystery Plays
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The Norman Castle
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Anglian Cross