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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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Medieval Prisons
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Micklegate Bar
- Silver Strap Ends
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The First Railway Station
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Anglian Cross
- The Norman Minster
- The County Court House