Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Union Gas Works
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Mystery Plays
- The Council of Arles
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Railway Institute
- John Carr - Architect
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Debtors' Prison
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Gold Finger Ring
- Our Lady's Row