Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Inscription to Hecules
- Ripon College for Women
- The Battle of the Standard
- The First Minster
- Treasurer's House
- Constantius Chlorus
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- A Pipkin
- The End of the Abbey
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- First World War York
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Bootham School
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The York Hoard
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector