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 Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Richard III and York
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Guildhall
- A Pipkin
- Viking Sword Pommel
- York Bombed
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- A New University
- York Railway Station
- The Norman Castle
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Vikings and Christianity
- Central Methodist Chapel