Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Female Prison
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Crest of York St John College
- Mary Ward
- De Grey Rooms
- The Norman Castle
- George Leeman
- Rebuilt in Stone
- York Central Library
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The End of the Abbey
- King Richard II and York
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Second World War York
- Inscription to Hecules
- Yorkshire Museum