Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The First Railway Station
- The Abbot's House
- Mary Ward
- Rowntree Park
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- De Grey Rooms
- Barker Tower
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Bootham School
- The Cawood Sword
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Church of St Helen
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- New Shopping Centres
- The Retreat
- The Medieval Abbey