Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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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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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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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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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Yorkshire Museum
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Stonegate
- Teaching the Poor
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Royal Station Hotel
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Railway Institute
- Norman Window Frame
- Bronze weights
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Medieval Abbey
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Statue of the God Mars