Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman Castle
- Mary Ward
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Rowntree Park
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- York and the Holocaust
- York Castle Museum
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- King Edward III and York
- St Crux's Church
- The Multangular Tower
- The Minster in Viking Times
- St William's Shrine
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The 1190 Massacre
- The York Observatory