Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham Bar
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Clifford's Tower
- The Assembly Rooms
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Sixties York
- Church of St Helen
- Teaching the Poor
- William Etty, Artist
- Minster Library
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Yorkshire Museum