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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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Multangular Tower
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Victoria Bar
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Judges Lodging
- Middleham Jewel
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Constantius Chlorus
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Bootham Bar
- The Debtors' Prison
- York Central Library
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Bootham School
- York Castle Museum