Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Skeldergate Bridge
- St William's Shrine
- A Pipkin
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Multangular Tower
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Teaching the Poor
- York Union Gas Works
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Fairfax House
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Hospitium
- The Mansion House
- Bones of a Roman Combatant