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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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Judges Lodging
- Central Methodist Chapel
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Roman Fortress
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Hospitium
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Feeding Roman York
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Dick Turpin
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- York Union Gas Works
- Royal Station Hotel
- The York Helmet
- Constantius Chlorus