Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze weights
- Anglian Carving
- De Grey Rooms
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Cinema Comes to York
- Holy Trinity Church
- First World War Memorial
- Monk Bar
- The Horn of Ulf
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- New Shopping Centres
- The Abbot's House
- Our Lady's Row
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Elizabeth Boardingham