Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Bootham School
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- A New University
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Greyfriars
- King Edward I and York
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Margaret Clitherow
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- York Union Gas Works
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Railway Institute
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Horn of Ulf
- The First Minster