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 Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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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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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Middleham Jewel
- Bootham School
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- First World War York
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- York Bombed
- York Union Gas Works
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The New Theatre
- Victoria Bar
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Silver Strap Ends
- New Earswick
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Female Prison