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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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- First World War Memorial
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Greyfriars
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- 62 Low Petergate
- Cinema Comes to York
- Fire in the Minster
- King Edward III and York
- A Pipkin
- York's Airfield
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Bone Trial Piece
- Middleham Jewel
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Alcuin of York