Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Stonegate
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- King Richard II and York
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Treasurer's House
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Church of St Helen
- Royal Station Hotel
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- William Etty, Artist
- Ripon College for Women
- Cinema Comes to York
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- New Earswick
- King's Manor - Victorian