Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Transport Moves On
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Female Prison
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Ouse Bridge
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Dick Turpin
- Second World War York
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The York Helmet
- The Abbot's House
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart