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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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- George Leeman
- Gold Arm Ring
- First World War Memorial
- Church of St Helen
- The Mystery Plays
- 62 Low Petergate
- St Crux's Church
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Bar Convent
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Statue of Napoleon
- Cinema Comes to York
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Fire in the Minster