Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Horn of Ulf
- A Pipkin
- The First Minster
- King Edward III and York
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Black Death
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Margaret Clitherow
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The 1190 Massacre
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Sixties York
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Royal Station Hotel
- King's Manor - Victorian
- York and the Holocaust