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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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Water Lanes
- Church of St Olave
- King Richard II and York
- Olive Oil Container
- Constantius Chlorus
- The County Court House
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Red Tower
- First World War York
- The Mystery Plays
- Bone Trial Piece
- First World War Memorial
- Lendal Bridge
- The Debtors' Prison
- Monk Bar
- The Railway Institute
- The Minster in Viking Times