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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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cinema Comes to York
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The York Observatory
- Statue of the God Mars
- Sixties York
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Medieval Castle
- Alcuin of York
- Is York Cursed?
- Medieval Prisons
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Olive Oil Container
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Victorian Prison Building
- York Garrison
- Church of St Olave