Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New Vision For York
- Victoria Bar
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The York Hoard
- Bootham Bar
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Statue of an Athlete
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Norman Minster
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Basilica
- Stonegate
- Gold Arm Ring
- Medieval Prisons
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway