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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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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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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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Norman Window Frame
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Norman Abbey
- De Grey Rooms
- Inscription to Hecules
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- King Richard III and York
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The End of the Abbey
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Jubbergate
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Our Lady's Row
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters