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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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- George Leeman
- The Norman House
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Anglian Cross
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Industrial Upheaval
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Alcuin of York
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Rowntree Park
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Medieval Castle
- Viking Coins
- First World War York
- The Female Prison
- Roman Head Pot