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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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Shambles
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- De Grey Rooms
- The Mansion House
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- York in the fifteenth Century
- New Shopping Centres
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- York Bombed
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Crest of York St John College
- Walmgate Bar