Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Crux's Church
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Lendal Bridge
- George Leeman
- The Medieval Minster
- The Mystery Plays
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- A New Walk
- Constantius Chlorus
- York Union Gas Works
- Bone Trial Piece
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The First Minster
- York and the Holocaust
- St William's Shrine
- Transport Moves On
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Viking Coins