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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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Water Lanes
- St Leonard's Hospital
- De Grey Rooms
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- York Bombed
- Lendal Bridge
- Dick Turpin
- Cinema Comes to York
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Medieval Abbey
- A New University
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Is York Cursed?
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Mystery Plays
- The New Theatre