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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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Helen
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Multangular Tower
- King Richard III and York
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The White Rose of York
- The Medieval Castle
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Greyfriars
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- York's Coat of Arms
- Holy Trinity Church
- The First Railway Station
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Lendal Tower
- First World War York