Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Alcuin of York
- Vikings and Christianity
- The New Theatre
- Teaching the Poor
- Stonegate
- The End of the Abbey
- Rowntree Park
- Jubbergate
- Yorkshire Museum
- Mary Ward
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Inscription to Hecules
- Viking Male Grooming
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Is York Cursed?
- Micklegate Bar
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre