Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Barker Tower
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Is York Cursed?
- Medieval Prisons
- The York Observatory
- York and the Holocaust
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- King Edward I and York
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Statue of Napoleon
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Ouse Bridge
- The Hospitium
- Mary Ward
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Barley Hall