Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Garrison
- King Richard III and York
- The Council of Arles
- York Art Gallery
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Sixties York
- Yorkshire Museum
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Cinema Comes to York
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Bootham School
- Viking Boot
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The York Hoard