Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- St Crux's Church
- The Abbot's House
- First World War York
- Dick Turpin
- The White Rose of York
- The New Theatre
- Transport Moves On
- New Earswick
- De Grey Rooms
- View from Station Rise
- The Norman Minster
- The Hospitium
- King Richard II and York
- Olive Oil Container
- Rowntree Park
- York's Medieval Synagogue