Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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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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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Feeding Roman York
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Our Lady's Row
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Roman Head Pot
- Anglian Carving
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Olive Oil Container
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Ripon College for Women
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The York Helmet
- Church of St Helen
- Anglian Hanging Bowl