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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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Basilica
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Female Prison
- Anglian Cross
- Judges Lodging
- Middleham Jewel
- De Grey Rooms
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Norman House
- Statue of the God Mars
- William Etty, Artist
- The Battle of the Standard
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Bootham School