Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Viking Male Grooming
- Sixties York
- The Victorian Prison Building
- York Railway Station
- The End of the Abbey
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Crest of York St John College
- Victoria Bar
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The First Railway Station
- The Railway Institute
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Shambles
- John Carr - Architect
- Olive Oil Container
- Dick Turpin