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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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Crux's Church
- The Victorian Prison Building
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Greyfriars
- York Bombed
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The 1190 Massacre
- King Edward I and York
- Olive Oil Container
- Church of St Olave
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Norman Abbey
- Ouse Bridge
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle