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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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Minster
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The End of the Abbey
- A New Walk
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Norman Minster
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Norman Castle
- The Multangular Tower
- The Mansion House
- King Edward I and York
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Ripon College for Women
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa