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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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Transport Moves On
- Ouse Bridge
- Industrial Upheaval
- Mary Ward
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Bar Convent
- Gold Finger Ring
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Fairfax House
- The Norman Abbey
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Female Prison
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The Mansion House