Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rowntree Park
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Bar Convent
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Black Death
- The Retreat
- The First Minster
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- York Art Gallery
- Bootham School
- York Castle Museum
- The White Rose of York
- The Mansion House
- Ouse Bridge
- The Shambles