Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Fire in the Minster
- Our Lady's Row
- Ouse Bridge
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- A Pipkin
- Rowntree Park
- Barker Tower
- Church of St Helen
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Jubbergate
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The End of the Abbey
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Anglian Carving
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Bootham Bar