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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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Multangular Tower
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Bone Trial Piece
- Cinema Comes to York
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Crest of York St John College
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- King Richard III and York
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Shambles
- The Railway Institute
- Eric Bloodaxe