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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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Abbey
- The 1190 Massacre
- Barker Tower
- Church of St Helen
- Water Lanes
- Silver Strap Ends
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Debtors' Prison
- St William's Shrine
- William Etty, Artist
- New Shopping Centres
- York Garrison
- The Basilica
- Ouse Bridge
- Medieval Prisons
- The George Fox Incident
- The Hospitium
- King Edward III and York