Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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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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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Gold Arm Ring
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Church of St Olave
- Ripon College for Women
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The White Rose of York
- The Norman Abbey
- Stonegate
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Viking Silk Cap
- The 1190 Massacre
- Teaching the Poor
- Statue of Napoleon
- Norman Window Frame
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Bronze weights