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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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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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman House
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Basilica
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Constantius Chlorus
- Ouse Bridge
- The First Railway Station
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Bootham School
- The Debtors' Prison
- First World War Memorial
- Church of St Helen