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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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Horn of Ulf
- Judges Lodging
- The County Court House
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The George Fox Incident
- Bootham Bar
- A Pipkin
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The End of the Abbey
- Church of St Wilfrid
- George Leeman
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- York Union Gas Works
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Roman Fortress