Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Church of St Olave
- Crest of York St John College
- A Pipkin
- King Edward II and York
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- New Earswick
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Greyfriars
- Viking Male Grooming
- Middleham Jewel
- Feeding Roman York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Battle of the Standard