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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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- John Carr - Architect
- The Shambles
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Statue of the God Mars
- King Richard II and York
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- New Earswick
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Female Prison
- Micklegate Bar
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Norman Window Frame
- 62 Low Petergate
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall