Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Castle
- John Carr - Architect
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Viking Male Grooming
- York Garrison
- Is York Cursed?
- New Earswick
- Statue of an Athlete
- York Bombed
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Water Lanes
- A Pipkin
- Silver Strap Ends
- First World War York
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Minster in Viking Times