Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Water Lanes
- Viking Boot
- Lendal Bridge
- The York Observatory
- King Richard III and York
- Fishergate Bar
- Our Lady's Row
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Medieval Castle
- The Black Death
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Plum Cakes for Christmas