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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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in Viking Times
- John Carr - Architect
- The End of the Abbey
- A New Walk
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The First Minster
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Feeding Roman York
- The York Observatory
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Church of St Olave
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The Shambles
- The Battle of the Standard