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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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Treasurer's House
- King's Manor - Victorian
- De Grey Rooms
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Fire in the Minster
- Church of St Helen
- The Roman Fortress
- York Art Gallery
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Rowntree Park
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Norman House
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Minster after the Reformation