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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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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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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- De Grey Rooms
- The White Rose of York
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The First Minster
- A New University
- Lendal Tower
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Walmgate Bar
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Micklegate Bar
- Anglian Carving
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- York's Airfield