Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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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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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Guy Fawkes
- York's Airfield
- A New Vision For York
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- York Castle Museum
- A Pipkin
- York Union Gas Works
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The County Court House
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Victorian Prison Building
- De Grey Rooms
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Statue of the God Mars
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Ouse Bridge