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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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Basilica
- Holy Trinity Church
- York Art Gallery
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Anglian Carving
- Monk Bar
- Industrial Upheaval
- Sixties York
- Victoria Bar
- Middleham Jewel
- The Mansion House
- Olive Oil Container
- King Richard II and York
- The York Observatory
- Clifford's Tower
- Vikings and Christianity