Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Is York Cursed?
- Fire in the Minster
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Minster Library
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Middleham Jewel
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Retreat
- York Central Library
- Clifford's Tower
- The York Helmet
- The Medieval Castle
- York Art Gallery
- Bone Trial Piece