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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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Bombed
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Bootham School
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- View from Station Rise
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Viking Coins
- Second World War York
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Bronze weights
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Alcuin of York
- Guy Fawkes
- A Pipkin
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- William Etty, Artist
- The Bar Convent