Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- New Shopping Centres
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Clifford's Tower
- A Pipkin
- Walmgate Bar
- Anglian Cross
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Norman Abbey
- York Central Library
- First World War Memorial
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Medieval Prisons
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- A New University
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Pilgrimage of Grace