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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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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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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Anglian Cross
- Victoria Bar
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Roman Fortress
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Second World War York
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Bootham Bar
- The Black Death
- Is York Cursed?
- Viking Boot
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Bronze weights
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Railway Institute