Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Male Grooming
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Medieval Minster
- Statue of the God Mars
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Transport Moves On
- Viking Coins
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- New Earswick
- Lendal Bridge
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Guildhall
- A New University
- Minster Library
- Sixties York
- Is York Cursed?