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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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- A New Walk
- The Horn of Ulf
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Viking Silk Cap
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Bronze weights
- Barker Tower
- The Medieval Minster
- Scarborough Bridge
- The York Helmet
- The Norman House
- Stonegate
- The Shambles
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Newgate Cross Shaft