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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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Olave
- Viking Coins
- Military Belt Fitting
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Greyfriars
- Bone Trial Piece
- The 1190 Massacre
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- 62 Low Petergate
- Transport Moves On
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The First Minster
- The Roman Fortress
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Ouse Bridge