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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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Dick Turpin
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- York Railway Station
- Viking Coins
- Ripon College for Women
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Guildhall
- York and the Holocaust
- Mary Ward
- King Richard II and York
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- King Edward III and York
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The York Helmet
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Shambles