Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Retreat
- The White Rose of York
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Cawood Sword
- Medieval Prisons
- The Abbot's House
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- St William's Shrine
- York Railway Station
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Viking Coins
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Medieval Castle
- Guy Fawkes
- Viking Silk Cap