Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fairfax House
- Statue of Napoleon
- Fire in the Minster
- Teaching the Poor
- The Female Prison
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- View from Station Rise
- Viking Silk Cap
- York's Coat of Arms
- The County Court House
- York in the fifteenth Century
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Assembly Rooms
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Norman Window Frame
- The Norman Abbey
- The Newgate Cross Shaft