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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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Middleham Jewel
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Teaching the Poor
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Our Lady's Row
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Abbot's House
- Royal Station Hotel
- Dick Turpin
- Anglian Carving
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Red Tower
- The Basilica
- A Pipkin
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Female Prison