Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- 62 Low Petergate
- Church of St Olave
- New Shopping Centres
- A New University
- Viking Boot
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Norman Castle
- Barley Hall
- Our Lady's Row
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Medieval Prisons
- Jewbury Cemetery
- John Carr - Architect
- Mary Ward
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Trams Pulled by Horses