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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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The First Minster
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Lendal Bridge
- King Richard III and York
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Basilica
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Shambles
- The Cawood Sword
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Norman Minster
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Eric Bloodaxe