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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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- First World War York
- Viking Sword Pommel
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The Medieval Minster
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Industrial Upheaval
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Medieval Prisons
- The Council of Arles
- The Abbot's House
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Norman Minster
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Roman Fortress