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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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- New Shopping Centres
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Basilica
- Bone Trial Piece
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Bar Convent
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Stonegate
- The End of the Abbey
- A New Vision For York
- The Horn of Ulf
- Bootham School
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The First Railway Station