Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Teaching the Poor
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Assembly Rooms
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Guy Fawkes
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Water Lanes
- Holy Trinity Church
- The County Court House
- Cinema Comes to York
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Industrial Upheaval
- The First Minster