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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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham School
- Guy Fawkes
- The Hospitium
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- First World War York
- The County Court House
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Greyfriars
- Water Lanes
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Monk Bar
- Stonegate
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- First World War Memorial
- King Richard II and York
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions