Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Olive Oil Container
- A New Walk
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- York's Airfield
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Victoria Bar
- Silver Strap Ends
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Yorkshire Museum
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The First Railway Station
- Alcuin of York
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The New Theatre
- New Shopping Centres
- The Medieval Abbey
- Medieval Chamber Pot