Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman House
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Micklegate Bar
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- 62 Low Petergate
- Teaching the Poor
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Medieval Castle
- King Richard III and York
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- King Edward II and York
- York Castle Museum