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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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Coins
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- All Saints Church, North Street
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Inscription to Hecules
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Royal Station Hotel
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Margaret Clitherow
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Abbot's House
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The County Court House
- The Mansion House
- The Railway King: George Hudson