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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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Crest of York St John College
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- King Richard III and York
- Silver Strap Ends
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The Medieval Minster
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- A New University
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Sixties York
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- A New Vision For York
- First World War Memorial
- Barley Hall
- King Richard II and York
- The Bar Convent