Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The Railway Institute
- Barley Hall
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Roman Fortress
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Norman Castle
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Hospitium
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Military Belt Fitting
- A New Walk
- Jewbury Cemetery