Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Mary Ward
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The 1190 Massacre
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- York Central Library
- Yorkshire Museum
- Olive Oil Container
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Micklegate Bar
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- George Leeman
- The Hospitium