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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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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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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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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Minster Library
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Bootham School
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Railway Institute
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Second World War York
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Horn of Ulf
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Anglian Cross
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Mystery Plays