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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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Shambles
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Norman Castle
- Sixties York
- Micklegate Bar
- View from Station Rise
- The Battle of the Standard
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Judges Lodging
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Church of St Olave
- The Medieval Abbey