Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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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...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Skeldergate Bridge
- George Leeman
- The Red Tower
- The Debtors' Prison
- Micklegate Bar
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Statue of Napoleon
- York's Airfield
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- A New Vision For York
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Bootham School
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Rowntree Park
- Anglian Carving