Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Sixties York
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Alcuin of York
- The Bar Convent
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Margaret Clitherow
- The New Theatre
- The George Fox Incident
- Water Lanes
- Second World War York
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Rowntree Park
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart