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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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Male Grooming
- Olive Oil Container
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Black Death
- Lendal Bridge
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The First Railway Station
- Jewbury Cemetery
- New Shopping Centres
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- 62 Low Petergate
- Yorkshire Museum
- Royal Station Hotel
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters