Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Multangular Tower
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Stonegate
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- York Art Gallery
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- York's Coat of Arms
- Barley Hall
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Clifford's Tower
- Norman Window Frame
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Middleham Jewel
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Roman Fortress
- Elizabeth Boardingham