Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The Battle of the Standard
- The 1190 Massacre
- Church of St Helen
- St William's Shrine
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The First Railway Station
- George Leeman
- Victoria Bar
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Multangular Tower
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Norman Abbey
- Clifford's Tower