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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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Roman Fortress
- Anglian Carving
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Fishergate Bar
- Monk Bar
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The New Theatre
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Multangular Tower
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- A Pipkin
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Norman Castle
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Medieval Chamber Pot