Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The New Theatre
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The Bar Convent
- Statue of an Athlete
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The First Minster
- Bootham Bar
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Mithras and Arimanius
- First World War Memorial
- Treasurer's House
- Judges Lodging
- Statue of the God Mars
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Vikings and Christianity
- York's Coat of Arms