Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Walmgate Bar
- Statue of Napoleon
- A New University
- Our Lady's Row
- Dick Turpin
- View from Station Rise
- The Council of Arles
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Victorian Prison Building
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Lendal Bridge
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Fishergate Bar
- Rowntree Park
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels