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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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- York Union Gas Works
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Church of St Helen
- York's Airfield
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Multangular Tower
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Minster after the Reformation
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Anglian Carving
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Monk Bar
- Yorkshire Museum
- Bone Trial Piece