Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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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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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Crest of York St John College
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Statue of Napoleon
- Bronze weights
- Walmgate Bar
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Shambles
- Silver Strap Ends
- Stonegate
- The Medieval Castle
- Micklegate Bar
- Viking Boot
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Church of St Helen
- The Assembly Rooms