Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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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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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Lendal Bridge
- Holy Trinity Church
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The Hospitium
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- York's Airfield
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Battle of the Standard
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- A Pipkin
- The Female Prison
- Barley Hall
- York Garrison
- The Multangular Tower
- The Medieval Castle
- Teaching the Poor
- The York Hoard
- Walmgate Bar