Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Cawood Sword
- Victoria Bar
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The York Observatory
- Sixties York
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Statue of the God Mars
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway