Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Railway Institute
- Fairfax House
- Mary Ward
- The Greyfriars
- Yorkshire Museum
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Alcuin of York
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Cinema Comes to York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Bar Convent
- New Shopping Centres
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Council of Arles
- Viking Boot