Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Gold Finger Ring
- Victoria Bar
- Rowntree Park
- Viking Boot
- Vikings and Christianity
- Is York Cursed?
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The Mansion House
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Statue of Napoleon
- Our Lady's Row
- The Guildhall
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Viking Male Grooming
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Ouse Bridge