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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Monk Bar
- Middleham Jewel
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Sixties York
- The White Rose of York
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Railway Institute
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Military Belt Fitting
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Cinema Comes to York
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Alcuin of York
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Roman Head Pot