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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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Retreat
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- William Etty, Artist
- Ripon College for Women
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Treasurer's House
- Bone Trial Piece
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- King Edward I and York
- The George Fox Incident
- Church of St Olave
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- George Leeman
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Victorian Prison Building