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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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Bootham School
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Norman Window Frame
- The Norman House
- The Basilica
- The Railway Institute
- Roman Head Pot
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The York Hoard
- Barley Hall
- The 1190 Massacre
- Church of St Helen
- Medieval Prisons