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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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Jubbergate
- York Railway Station
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Statue of Napoleon
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Black Death
- Industrial Upheaval
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- New Earswick
- The Medieval Castle
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Retreat
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Minster Library
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The George Fox Incident
- Artists, Writers and Scientists