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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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Railway Institute
- The County Court House
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Viking Coins
- York Bombed
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Minster in Viking Times
- View from Station Rise
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Fairfax House
- St Crux's Church
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Guy Fawkes