Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mary Ward
- The Abbot's House
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Cawood Sword
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The York Hoard
- The Female Prison
- Holy Trinity Church
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Dick Turpin
- Statue of Napoleon
- Olive Oil Container
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Medieval Castle
- The Norman Abbey