Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Victoria Bar
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The 1190 Massacre
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Treasurer's House
- Viking Coins
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Hospitium
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The York Hoard
- Roman Head Pot
- The Greyfriars
- New Earswick
- Is York Cursed?
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Teaching the Poor