Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze weights
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- King Richard III and York
- York's Airfield
- Lendal Bridge
- York Railway Station
- Statue of Napoleon
- Victoria Bar
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Norman Castle
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Viking Coins
- Walmgate Bar
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Is York Cursed?
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)