Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Female Prison
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Norman House
- Barley Hall
- The Multangular Tower
- Anglian Cross
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- York Railway Station
- York Castle Museum
- York St John in the 20th Century
- New Shopping Centres
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Scarborough Bridge
- King Edward III and York
- Constantius Chlorus