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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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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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...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Retreat
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- King Edward II and York
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Industrial Upheaval
- Crest of York St John College
- 62 Low Petergate
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Viking Male Grooming
- St William's Shrine
- Military Belt Fitting