Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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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...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- York's Airfield
- Anglian Carving
- The Female Prison
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Second World War York
- Industrial Upheaval
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Greyfriars
- The York Helmet
- The Red Tower
- The White Rose of York
- The Black Death
- Olive Oil Container
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Inscription to Hecules
- Ripon College for Women
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head