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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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Medieval Prisons
- New Earswick
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Sixties York
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- View from Station Rise
- King Richard III and York
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Teaching the Poor
- The Medieval Abbey
- Bronze weights
- The Basilica
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Silver Strap Ends
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- York's Airfield
- Treasurer's House