Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Hospitium
- The Retreat
- Ripon College for Women
- The York Observatory
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Stonegate
- Viking Coins
- William Etty, Artist
- A New University
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Crest of York St John College
- Water Lanes
- York Railway Station
- Lendal Bridge
- Gold Finger Ring