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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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Richard III and York
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Multangular Tower
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Ouse Bridge
- King Edward II and York
- Victoria Bar
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Fairfax House
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Norman House
- York and the Holocaust
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The First Minster
- York Art Gallery