Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The New Theatre
- Fire in the Minster
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Norman Abbey
- Roman Head Pot
- The Norman House
- Viking Coins
- The Retreat
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The George Fox Incident
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Cawood Sword
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Victoria Bar