Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman Castle
- The Railway Institute
- Statue of an Athlete
- Statue of the God Mars
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Black Death
- The Multangular Tower
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Clifford's Tower
- St Crux's Church
- Fairfax House
- Industrial Upheaval
- Micklegate Bar
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Crest of York St John College
- York's Airfield