Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Sixties York
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Red Tower
- Fairfax House
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Black Death
- York's Coat of Arms
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- King Richard III and York
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- John Carr - Architect
- Anglian Cross
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The Basilica
- Mary Ward
- Anglian Carving
- Plum Cakes for Christmas