Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Middleham Jewel
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The County Court House
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Fairfax House
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Minster in Viking Times
- St Crux's Church
- Bronze weights
- St Leonard's Hospital
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Stonegate
- Viking Coins
- King Richard III and York