Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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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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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Minster Library
- Military Belt Fitting
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Medieval Castle
- Viking Silk Cap
- Bootham School
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Mansion House
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- First World War Memorial
- The Red Tower
- The Norman Castle
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Greyfriars