Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Holy Trinity Church
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Barley Hall
- Gold Arm Ring
- York's Coat of Arms
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The York Hoard
- The Council of Arles
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- York Art Gallery
- Our Lady's Row
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Female Prison
- Minster Library