Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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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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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Barker Tower
- York's Coat of Arms
- A Pipkin
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Margaret Clitherow
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Water Lanes
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The First Minster
- The Roman Fortress
- The Norman Castle
- Second World War York
- St Crux's Church
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- King Richard III and York
- Stonegate