Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Greyfriars
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Ouse Bridge
- Treasurer's House
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Viking Silk Cap
- Viking Coins
- The Cawood Sword
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Guy Fawkes
- York Railway Station
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Yorkshire Museum
- Is York Cursed?
- King Edward III and York