Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- York Central Library
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Jewbury Cemetery
- York's Airfield
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Lendal Tower
- Minster Library
- Barley Hall
- Industrial Upheaval
- Clifford's Tower
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Guildhall
- The Roman Fortress