Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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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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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Anglian Cross
- The Black Death
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Viking Male Grooming
- The End of the Abbey
- A New Walk
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Fire in the Minster
- Statue of an Athlete
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Red Tower
- Church of St Olave
- Ouse Bridge