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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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of an Athlete
- New Earswick
- The Horn of Ulf
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Clifford's Tower
- Statue of Napoleon
- York and the Holocaust
- Bootham Bar
- Monk Bar
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Crest of York St John College
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Walmgate Bar
- The Shambles
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector