Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Multangular Tower
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Viking Coins
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The York Hoard
- The End of the Abbey
- Bronze weights
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Cawood Sword
- Viking Boot
- The Retreat
- The Norman Castle
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Norman Abbey
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- King Richard III and York