Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Railway Station
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Guildhall
- Rowntree Park
- Margaret Clitherow
- Statue of an Athlete
- The White Rose of York
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- King Edward II and York
- New Shopping Centres
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Treasurer's House
- The Bar Convent
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Minster in the 20th Century