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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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Abbey
- Jewbury Cemetery
- York Central Library
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Debtors' Prison
- The York Hoard
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The End of the Abbey
- Vikings and Christianity
- Micklegate Bar
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- A New Walk
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Hospitium
- York's Airfield