Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Eric Bloodaxe
- A New University
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Multangular Tower
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Stonegate
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Bootham Bar
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Statue of Napoleon
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Transport Moves On
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Fairfax House
- Teaching the Poor