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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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 Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Micklegate Bar
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- A New University
- The Norman House
- Viking Boot
- The Mansion House
- Our Lady's Row
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Fairfax House
- Clifford's Tower
- Bootham Bar
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Viking Silk Cap
- William Etty, Artist
- Fishergate Bar