Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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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...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Stonegate
- Eric Bloodaxe
- York Art Gallery
- St William's Shrine
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Debtors' Prison
- Viking Coins
- The Mystery Plays
- Viking Silk Cap
- King Edward III and York
- The Red Tower
- Bootham School
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Mansion House
- Bone Trial Piece
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Bronze weights
- Skeldergate Bridge