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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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Black Death
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Barley Hall
- The First Railway Station
- York Garrison
- York Railway Station
- The Minster after the Reformation
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- King Richard III and York
- The Guildhall
- King Richard II and York
- Olive Oil Container
- Dick Turpin
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Fairfax House