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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 York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The First Minster
- The Female Prison
- The Assembly Rooms
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- York and the Holocaust
- St Crux's Church
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Cawood Sword
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Mystery Plays
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Clifford's Tower
- A New University
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Pilgrimage of Grace