Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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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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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The First Railway Station
- The First Minster
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Bronze weights
- Judges Lodging
- The Medieval Castle
- King Edward I and York
- The Hospitium
- The York Helmet
- York Bombed
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Middleham Jewel
- Viking Male Grooming
- Crest of York St John College