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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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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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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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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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.
- St Crux's Church
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- New Shopping Centres
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Is York Cursed?
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Alcuin of York
- Holy Trinity Church
- Viking Coins
- The Shambles
- The Debtors' Prison
- The George Fox Incident
- The Medieval Minster
- The Guildhall
- The First Minster