Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- New Earswick
- The Norman Castle
- Treasurer's House
- York Castle Museum
- The George Fox Incident
- The Norman Minster
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Bootham Bar
- Lendal Tower
- Amber Bead Workshop
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- York Art Gallery
- The Female Prison
- John Carr - Architect
- A New Walk
- Fairfax House