Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- First World War York
- A New Vision For York
- Bootham School
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The First Railway Station
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Basilica
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Bronze weights
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Daniel Defoe's York
- King Edward I and York
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York