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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- York Art Gallery
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Abbot's House
- King Richard II and York
- The Battle of the Standard
- Roman Head Pot
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Olive Oil Container
- York Garrison
- Constantius Chlorus
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Hospitium
- Church of St Wilfrid