Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Shambles
- Ripon College for Women
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Fire in the Minster
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- York Railway Station
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Medieval Castle
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Debtors' Prison
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Royal Station Hotel
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Yorkshire Museum
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York