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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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- View from Station Rise
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Church of St Helen
- 62 Low Petergate
- Skeldergate Bridge
- George Leeman
- Transport Moves On
- Stonegate
- King Richard II and York
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Norman House
- Monk Bar