Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Horn of Ulf
- A New Walk
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- George Leeman
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Guy Fawkes
- The Abbot's House
- The 1190 Massacre
- St William's Shrine
- Constantius Chlorus
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- York Union Gas Works