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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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Female Prison
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Judges Lodging
- Mary Ward
- York Central Library
- Water Lanes
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Treasurer's House
- A New Walk
- The York Helmet
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Silver Strap Ends
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Industrial Upheaval
- Ouse Bridge
- Central Methodist Chapel