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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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- George Leeman
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The George Fox Incident
- Inscription to Hecules
- Viking Coins
- The York Observatory
- York and the Holocaust
- York Garrison
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Is York Cursed?
- Fishergate Bar
- The Norman House
- A Pipkin