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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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- New Earswick
- York Castle Museum
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Basilica
- The Abbot's House
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Hospitium
- Anglian Carving
- The Red Tower
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Walmgate Bar
- The Assembly Rooms
- Statue of the God Mars