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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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward I and York
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Council of Arles
- Mary Ward
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Viking Boot
- Feeding Roman York
- The First Minster
- Viking Coins
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Is York Cursed?
- Roman Head Pot