Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Fairfax House
- Minster Library
- The Female Prison
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Roman Fortress
- York's Coat of Arms
- Barley Hall
- The Black Death
- The County Court House
- A New University
- The Retreat
- The Multangular Tower
- Ripon College for Women
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries