Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Transport Moves On
- Mary Ward
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Assembly Rooms
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- A New Vision For York
- Vikings and Christianity
- First World War York
- Ouse Bridge
- The Norman Castle
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse