Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Victoria Bar
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Middleham Jewel
- First World War York
- York and the Holocaust
- The Cawood Sword
- A New University
- Vikings and Christianity
- Walmgate Bar
- Bootham Bar
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Retreat
- The Norman Abbey
- Yorkshire Museum