Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman Minster
- The New Theatre
- King Edward III and York
- The Black Death
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Is York Cursed?
- Walmgate Bar
- King Edward II and York
- King Edward I and York
- Bone Trial Piece
- First World War Memorial
- William Etty, Artist
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Victoria Bar
- The Bar Convent
- Norman Window Frame
- Archbishop Scrope Executed