Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Olive Oil Container
- Is York Cursed?
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Norman Minster
- Our Lady's Row
- The Multangular Tower
- The Red Tower
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Female Prison
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The York Observatory
- The White Rose of York
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Railway King: George Hudson