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
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- New Shopping Centres
- Clifford's Tower
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- York Central Library
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- York's Airfield
- The Cawood Sword
- The 1190 Massacre
- Vikings and Christianity
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- York Union Gas Works
- A New University
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Hospitium
- First World War Memorial
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Crossed Keys Symbol