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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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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...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Red Tower
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- York Railway Station
- The York Helmet
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The York Hoard
- The Council of Arles
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Alcuin of York
- King Richard III and York
- Fairfax House
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- St Leonard's Hospital