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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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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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Abbot's House
- The Retreat
- The Council of Arles
- Yorkshire Museum
- Victoria Bar
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Feeding Roman York
- The Minster after the Reformation
- John Carr - Architect
- Walmgate Bar
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Medieval Prisons