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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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward II and York
- The York Hoard
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Royal Station Hotel
- Vikings and Christianity
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Clifford's Tower
- The First Railway Station
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Medieval Prisons
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The First Minster
- King Richard II and York
- Judges Lodging
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Norman Window Frame