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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- King Richard II and York
- Gold Arm Ring
- York Union Gas Works
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Black Death
- De Grey Rooms
- Military Belt Fitting
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The County Court House
- A New Vision For York
- The 1190 Massacre
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'