Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Eric Bloodaxe
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- King Edward II and York
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Norman Castle
- Ouse Bridge
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- York Bombed
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Mary Ward
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Barker Tower
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Victoria Bar
- Treasurer's House