Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Multangular Tower
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The First Railway Station
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Rowntree Park
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- York and the Holocaust
- The End of the Abbey
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The Greyfriars
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart