Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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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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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- New Shopping Centres
- The Council of Arles
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Roman Chimney Pot
- St William's Shrine
- Water Lanes
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Red Tower
- King Edward I and York
- The Abbot's House
- Barker Tower
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Clifford's Tower