Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The Council of Arles
- York Bombed
- The New Theatre
- The Greyfriars
- The County Court House
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Basilica
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Vikings and Christianity
- Ripon College for Women
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The End of the Abbey
- Victoria Bar
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The Medieval Castle