Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Alcuin of York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Gold Arm Ring
- View from Station Rise
- King Edward II and York
- Micklegate Bar
- York Union Gas Works
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The End of the Abbey
- The York Helmet
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The Red Tower
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The Minster in the 19th Century