Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Richard III and York
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Teaching the Poor
- Second World War York
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Alcuin of York
- Gold Finger Ring
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- A New Walk
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Military Belt Fitting
- John Carr - Architect
- Crest of York St John College
- The Debtors' Prison
- Guy Fawkes