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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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Cross
- Medieval Prisons
- The Assembly Rooms
- Micklegate Bar
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Ripon College for Women
- The Retreat
- Anglian Carving
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Basilica
- The Black Death
- Second World War York
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Female Prison
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Norman Minster
- The New Theatre