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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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Ouse Bridge
- King Edward II and York
- The George Fox Incident
- The First Minster
- De Grey Rooms
- Gold Arm Ring
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Holy Trinity Church
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- A Pipkin
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Lendal Bridge
- Minster Library
- New Shopping Centres
- The Newgate Cross Shaft