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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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Horn of Ulf
- Barley Hall
- Alcuin of York
- The Council of Arles
- King Edward II and York
- Second World War York
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Is York Cursed?
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Norman Window Frame
- A New Walk
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The Norman Castle
- The Mystery Plays
- Clifford's Tower