Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Royal Station Hotel
- Alcuin of York
- King Edward III and York
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Treasurer's House
- Anglian Carving
- York Union Gas Works
- York Castle Museum
- Bone Trial Piece
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Mary Ward
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Gold Arm Ring
- New Shopping Centres
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector