Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A Pipkin
- Viking Boot
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Holy Trinity Church
- George Leeman
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Victorian Prison Building
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Basilica
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Our Lady's Row
- King Edward I and York
- Bronze weights
- York Central Library
- Anglian Cross
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- York's Coat of Arms
- The Debtors' Prison