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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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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman Castle
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- A New Vision For York
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- 62 Low Petergate
- First World War York
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- King Richard III and York
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Second World War York
- The Shambles
- The End of the Abbey
- The Red Tower