Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Lendal Tower
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Norman Minster
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- York Union Gas Works
- Bootham Bar
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- A New Walk
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Red Tower
- Statue of the God Mars
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Shambles
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- York Art Gallery
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'