Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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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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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Silver Strap Ends
- Walmgate Bar
- Yorkshire Museum
- King Richard II and York
- The Battle of the Standard
- Roman Head Pot
- Rowntree Park
- The Retreat
- St Crux's Church
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- York Union Gas Works
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Minster after the Reformation
- York Railway Station
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Water Lanes
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse