Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Basilica
- Viking Male Grooming
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Dick Turpin
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The York Hoard
- Viking Coins
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- A New University
- De Grey Rooms
- Margaret Clitherow
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Feeding Roman York
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The Greyfriars
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall