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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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's Airfield
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Lendal Bridge
- The Mystery Plays
- Treasurer's House
- Gold Arm Ring
- First World War Memorial
- Second World War York
- A Pipkin
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Norman Window Frame
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- King Richard II and York
- John Carr - Architect
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Bones of a Roman Combatant