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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Roman Fortress
- Bone Trial Piece
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Cawood Sword
- The Medieval Minster
- St William's Shrine
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Bootham School
- York's Coat of Arms
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Royal Station Hotel