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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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Basilica
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Ouse Bridge
- First World War York
- William Etty, Artist
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- York Castle Museum
- Anglian Cross
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- King Richard III and York
- King Richard II and York
- Barley Hall
- Margaret Clitherow
- John Carr - Architect
- Church of St Helen
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Is York Cursed?
- York Art Gallery