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 Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Mithras and Arimanius
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Anglian Cross
- The Horn of Ulf
- Viking Coins
- The Greyfriars
- The Medieval Castle
- The Female Prison
- Micklegate Bar
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Teaching the Poor
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Norman Castle
- Clifford's Tower
- The Bar Convent
- Daniel Defoe's York