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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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- York Garrison
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The 1190 Massacre
- Vikings and Christianity
- Ripon College for Women
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Bootham School
- Industrial Upheaval
- Second World War York
- Constantius Chlorus
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Retreat
- Bone Trial Piece
- St Crux's Church
- The York Hoard
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart