Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- View from Station Rise
- Fishergate Bar
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Battle of the Standard
- King Richard II and York
- The Medieval Abbey
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Industrial Upheaval
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Inscription to Hecules
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Statue of the God Mars
- Crest of York St John College
- The New Theatre