Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Medieval Abbey
- The County Court House
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- A New Vision For York
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Council of Arles
- Ouse Bridge
- The Debtors' Prison
- New Earswick
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- York Railway Station
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Multangular Tower
- The Battle of the Standard
- Inscription from Fortress Gate