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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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The County Court House
- The Retreat
- Judges Lodging
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- York in the fifteenth Century
- King Edward I and York
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Mary Ward
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Norman Castle
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Gold Arm Ring
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Railway King: George Hudson