Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Cinema Comes to York
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- George Leeman
- The Multangular Tower
- The Norman Castle
- King Edward II and York
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Hospitium
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The York Hoard