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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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Sword Pommel
- First World War York
- Dick Turpin
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Multangular Tower
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Water Lanes
- Statue of the God Mars
- Norman Window Frame
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Bootham Bar