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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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Medieval Prisons
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- De Grey Rooms
- A Pipkin
- King Edward II and York
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Lendal Bridge
- Minster Library
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Roman Head Pot
- King Richard II and York
- Daniel Defoe's York