Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Richard II and York
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Norman House
- Micklegate Bar
- The Guildhall
- 62 Low Petergate
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Central Methodist Chapel
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Crest of York St John College
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Minster after the Reformation
- New Earswick