Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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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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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Abbot's House
- Micklegate Bar
- The Roman Fortress
- Roman Head Pot
- Viking Silk Cap
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- York and the Holocaust
- Sixties York
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Anglian Carving
- Viking Sword Pommel
- York Central Library
- Lendal Bridge