Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Holocaust
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Multangular Tower
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Council of Arles
- Daniel Defoe's York
- York Art Gallery
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Middleham Jewel
- Viking Coins
- Feeding Roman York
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Olive Oil Container
- A New University
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Bootham Bar
- The White Rose of York