Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- New Shopping Centres
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Black Death
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Battle of the Standard
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Church of St Wilfrid
- York and the Holocaust
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Clifford's Tower
- Judges Lodging
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Fishergate Bar
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- King Edward II and York
- The Medieval Abbey