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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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Crest of York St John College
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Clifford's Tower
- Aldwark Synagogue
- A New University
- Anglian Cross
- Rowntree Park
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Treasurer's House
- The New Theatre
- St Leonard's Hospital
- King's Manor - Victorian
- A New Vision For York