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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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Is York Cursed?
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Medieval Prisons
- Treasurer's House
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The First Railway Station
- Ouse Bridge
- Olive Oil Container
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Military Belt Fitting
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Greyfriars
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Constantius Chlorus
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Hair of a Roman Girl