Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Gold Arm Ring
- King Richard III and York
- Statue of Napoleon
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Minster Library
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Norman Castle
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Anglian Carving
- New Shopping Centres
- The Assembly Rooms
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop