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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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King's Manor - Victorian
- York Garrison
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- De Grey Rooms
- Constantius Chlorus
- Margaret Clitherow
- The First Railway Station
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- New Earswick
- The Railway Institute
- The End of the Abbey
- Military Belt Fitting
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Church of St Olave