Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Cawood Sword
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Bootham Bar
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Norman Castle
- Is York Cursed?
- Norman Window Frame
- Anglian Cross
- Medieval Prisons
- John Carr - Architect
- The End of the Abbey
- The 1190 Massacre
- Judges Lodging
- The Greyfriars
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York