Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Basilica
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Dick Turpin
- Royal Station Hotel
- Military Belt Fitting
- York's Airfield
- Ripon College for Women
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Church of St Helen
- York Art Gallery
- Fishergate Bar
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse