Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fire in the Minster
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Church of St Olave
- First World War York
- The New Theatre
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Is York Cursed?
- Medieval Prisons
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Church of St Helen
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Debtors' Prison