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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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Horn of Ulf
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- First World War Memorial
- Water Lanes
- Bronze weights
- The Railway Institute
- Monk Bar
- The George Fox Incident
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- King Richard III and York
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- King Richard II and York
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Battle of the Standard
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey