Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Constantius Chlorus
- Holy Trinity Church
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Anglian Carving
- The Assembly Rooms
- King Edward III and York
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The York Hoard
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Alcuin of York
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Debtors' Prison
- King Richard II and York
- York and the Holocaust
- The Council of Arles
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa