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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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The First Railway Station
- Olive Oil Container
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Roman Fortress
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- York and the Holocaust
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Treasurer's House
- The 1190 Massacre
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Viking Sword Pommel