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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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward I and York
- De Grey Rooms
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- St Crux's Church
- The Battle of the Standard
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Military Belt Fitting
- Barley Hall
- Guy Fawkes
- A Pipkin
- Stonegate
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Alcuin of York
- Mary Ward
- The Horn of Ulf