Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Art Gallery
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Cawood Sword
- The George Fox Incident
- Church of St Helen
- Second World War York
- The Guildhall
- York's Airfield
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Military Belt Fitting
- George Leeman
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Abbot's House
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Medieval Castle