Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward III and York
- Lendal Bridge
- Margaret Clitherow
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Mystery Plays
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Assembly Rooms
- The White Rose of York
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Railway Institute
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Holy Trinity Church
- Norman Window Frame
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Cawood Sword
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Black Death