Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The End of the Abbey
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- William Etty, Artist
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Viking Boot
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Fire in the Minster
- Dick Turpin
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Bronze weights
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Transport Moves On
- Gold Arm Ring