Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New Walk
- York Central Library
- Margaret Clitherow
- Mary Ward
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The York Hoard
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Roman Fortress
- York Art Gallery
- Royal Station Hotel
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Cawood Sword
- Church of St Wilfrid