Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Greyfriars
- Walmgate Bar
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Our Lady's Row
- St Crux's Church
- York and the Holocaust
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Medieval Prisons
- Yorkshire Museum
- New Earswick
- Vikings and Christianity