Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Norman Minster
- Fairfax House
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Horn of Ulf
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Multangular Tower
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Monk Bar
- Viking Silk Cap
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The York Helmet
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Bootham School
- Margaret Clitherow