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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Inscription to Hecules
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Treasurer's House
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- York and the Holocaust
- Medieval Prisons
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Greyfriars
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Basilica
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- York's Airfield
- Rebuilt in Stone
- York's Coat of Arms