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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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Medieval Castle
- A New Vision For York
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Transport Moves On
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- York Union Gas Works
- The Multangular Tower
- King Richard II and York
- The Basilica
- The George Fox Incident
- The Debtors' Prison
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- St William's Shrine