Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze weights
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- King Edward I and York
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Hospitium
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Mithras and Arimanius
- York Garrison
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Female Prison
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Gold Finger Ring