Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Margaret Clitherow
- The White Rose of York
- New Earswick
- The Norman Castle
- The First Railway Station
- Micklegate Bar
- Crest of York St John College
- Cinema Comes to York
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Norman Abbey
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Church of St Helen
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Treasurer's House
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- A Pipkin
- Vale of York Viking Hoard