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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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- York in the fifteenth Century
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Is York Cursed?
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Railway Institute
- Minster Library
- Guy Fawkes
- Mary Ward
- George Leeman
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The New Theatre
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- St Martin Le Grand Church