Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- First World War York
- The Retreat
- Bone Trial Piece
- Viking Boot
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- King Richard III and York
- Statue of Napoleon
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Guy Fawkes
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Red Tower
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Railway King: George Hudson