Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Greyfriars
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Micklegate Bar
- The Mystery Plays
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Bootham Bar
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Dick Turpin
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- York Castle Museum
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Our Lady's Row
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Military Belt Fitting
- Monk Bar