Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Middleham Jewel
- The Greyfriars
- Viking Boot
- A New Walk
- First World War Memorial
- Anglian Cross
- The Norman House
- Micklegate Bar
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The Red Tower
- The Minster in Viking Times
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Is York Cursed?