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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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Micklegate Bar
- The Retreat
- York and the Holocaust
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Debtors' Prison
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Mansion House
- York's Airfield
- First World War York
- Church of St Helen
- Water Lanes
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Gold Finger Ring
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters