Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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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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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Multangular Tower
- Royal Station Hotel
- The York Hoard
- King Edward II and York
- Sixties York
- Fire in the Minster
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Transport Moves On
- First World War York
- Fishergate Bar
- Margaret Clitherow
- Anglian Cross
- Gold Arm Ring
- Ripon College for Women
- York Railway Station
- The Battle of Marston Moor