Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Crest of York St John College
- Teaching the Poor
- Ripon College for Women
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Olive Oil Container
- Royal Station Hotel
- Daniel Defoe's York
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- New Earswick
- Church of St Helen
- Medieval Prisons
- The Council of Arles
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Viking Male Grooming
- Transport Moves On
- Sixties York