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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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Sixties York
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Micklegate Bar
- Margaret Clitherow
- William Etty, Artist
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Barker Tower
- Our Lady's Row
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Walmgate Bar
- York in the fifteenth Century
- King Richard III and York
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Teaching the Poor
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Minster in the 19th Century