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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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Helen
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The York Hoard
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- York and the Holocaust
- Viking Coins
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Assembly Rooms
- Military Belt Fitting
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- King Richard II and York
- The Mystery Plays
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Hospitium
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Glazed Medieval Jug