Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze weights
- Mary Ward
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Ouse Bridge
- View from Station Rise
- Vikings and Christianity
- Skeldergate Bridge
- A New Walk
- The Norman Minster
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Greyfriars
- King Edward II and York
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Medieval Minster
- St William's Shrine
- William Etty, Artist
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'