Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Olive Oil Container
- Statue of an Athlete
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- York St John in the 20th Century
- King Edward I and York
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- York Castle Museum
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- New Shopping Centres
- Statue of Napoleon
- Lendal Tower
- Constantius Chlorus
- The White Rose of York
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- William Etty, Artist
- Viking Coins
- Roman Head Pot