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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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Assembly Rooms
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- York and the Holocaust
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- King Richard II and York
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Judges Lodging
- The Council of Arles
- St William's Shrine
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- King Edward II and York
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Cawood Sword