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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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Richard III and York
- The County Court House
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Walmgate Bar
- The Mystery Plays
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Basilica
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Assembly Rooms
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Norman Window Frame
- Second World War York
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Viking Boot
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'