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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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- First World War Memorial
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Shambles
- The Female Prison
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Bootham Bar
- King Edward III and York
- York Bombed
- Fishergate Bar
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Medieval Minster
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Anglian Cross
- Gold Finger Ring
- York Castle Museum
- Our Lady's Row