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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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Battle of the Standard
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Judges Lodging
- York's Coat of Arms
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The Retreat
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Medieval Castle
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Fairfax House
- Mithras and Arimanius
- New Earswick