Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Horn of Ulf
- Silver Strap Ends
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Greyfriars
- A New Walk
- Inscription to Hecules
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Bootham Bar
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Central Methodist Chapel
- King Edward II and York
- Viking Boot
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Roman Head Pot
- York's Medieval Synagogue