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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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The New Theatre
- Bronze weights
- York Central Library
- Judges Lodging
- Industrial Upheaval
- Constantius Chlorus
- York's Airfield
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Bone Trial Piece
- Treasurer's House
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Middleham Jewel
- Medieval Prisons
- Statue of an Athlete
- Fire in the Minster
- The Norman House
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Victorian Prison Building