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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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Art Gallery
- Inscription to Hecules
- Viking Silk Cap
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Fire in the Minster
- Mary Ward
- Teaching the Poor
- A Pipkin
- The Medieval Abbey
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Roman Head Pot
- The Shambles
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- York Garrison