Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New University
- Church of St Helen
- Statue of the God Mars
- Viking Silk Cap
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Mithras and Arimanius
- York Union Gas Works
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Retreat
- The Shambles
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Military Belt Fitting
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Artists, Writers and Scientists