Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham Bar
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Alcuin of York
- King Edward III and York
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Retreat
- The County Court House
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- York Central Library
- York Bombed
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Central Methodist Chapel
- York Castle Museum
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head