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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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Norman Window Frame
- Stonegate
- The York Hoard
- The First Railway Station
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- St Crux's Church
- The Abbot's House
- York's Coat of Arms
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- York and the Holocaust
- George Leeman
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Inscription to Hecules
- All Saints Church, North Street
- York St John in the 20th Century