Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Council of Arles
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- A New University
- The Mystery Plays
- Monk Bar
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- William Etty, Artist
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Norman Window Frame
- The Norman Abbey
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Railway Institute
- Ripon College for Women
- A New Walk
- York Central Library
- The Cawood Sword