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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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Crest of York St John College
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Minster after the Reformation
- York Art Gallery
- View from Station Rise
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Mystery Plays
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Transport Moves On
- York Garrison
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Statue of an Athlete
- Margaret Clitherow
- Minster Library
- The Hospitium
- York's first historian: Francis Drake