Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Bronze weights
- Daniel Defoe's York
- William Etty, Artist
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Ouse Bridge
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Monk Bar
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- King Richard II and York
- Judges Lodging
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- York Castle Museum
- York in the fifteenth Century