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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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Railway Institute
- Viking Boot
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- King Edward II and York
- Fire in the Minster
- Statue of the God Mars
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The New Theatre
- King Edward III and York
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Gold Arm Ring
- Inscription to Hecules
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The 1190 Massacre
- York in the fifteenth Century