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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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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Norman Window Frame
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Norman Castle
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Minster after the Reformation
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Abbot's House
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- De Grey Rooms
- York Central Library
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- York and the Holocaust