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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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Gold Arm Ring
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Viking Coins
- Barker Tower
- The York Observatory
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Mansion House
- The Abbot's House
- The Multangular Tower
- Mary Ward
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Medieval Prisons
- York's Coat of Arms
- Clifford's Tower