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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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Art Gallery
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The Retreat
- William Etty, Artist
- Victoria Bar
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Red Tower
- Lendal Bridge
- The Mansion House
- Industrial Upheaval
- Transport Moves On
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Teaching the Poor
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Black Death