Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Bone Trial Piece
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Norman Window Frame
- The Black Death
- The Mansion House
- Holy Trinity Church
- The York Hoard
- Cinema Comes to York
- Industrial Upheaval
- Viking Sword Pommel
- View from Station Rise
- The End of the Abbey
- Margaret Clitherow
- King Richard II and York
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Minster Library