Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of an Athlete
- Second World War York
- Vikings and Christianity
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The New Theatre
- The Mansion House
- The Hospitium
- The Black Death
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Mystery Plays
- The Battle of the Standard
- Judges Lodging
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Medieval Minster
- York Castle Museum
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre