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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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The Shambles
- Church of St Helen
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Viking Sword Pommel
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Gold Arm Ring
- King Richard III and York
- St William's Shrine
- The Female Prison
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- New Shopping Centres
- Silver Strap Ends
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- York and the Holocaust