Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Boot
- The Railway Institute
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Ouse Bridge
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Water Lanes
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- A Pipkin
- Statue of an Athlete
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Middleham Jewel
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Abbot's House
- Anglian Hanging Bowl