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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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Minster Library
- York and the Holocaust
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Railway Institute
- York Art Gallery
- First World War Memorial
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Norman Castle
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The First Railway Station
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Viking Silk Cap
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- York's Coat of Arms