Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fire in the Minster
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Victorian Prison Building
- John Carr - Architect
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Jubbergate
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Viking Coins
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- York Castle Museum
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Sixties York
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Female Prison