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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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Garrison
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Medieval Minster
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- York Union Gas Works
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Norman Minster
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The End of the Abbey
- Church of St Helen
- York and the Holocaust
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Stonegate
- Is York Cursed?