Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Our Lady's Row
- Stonegate
- The York Observatory
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Medieval Castle
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Viking Coins
- York and the Holocaust
- A New Walk
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Military Belt Fitting
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Statue of an Athlete
- Mary Ward