Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Council of Arles
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Gold Arm Ring
- George Leeman
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Anglian Cross
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Abbot's House
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Military Belt Fitting
- King Richard III and York
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Is York Cursed?
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- York's first historian: Francis Drake