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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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- King Richard III and York
- Viking Coins
- Ripon College for Women
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Bronze weights
- The New Theatre
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- York's Airfield
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- King Richard II and York
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Assembly Rooms
- Feeding Roman York
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Monk Bar