Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Viking Sword Pommel
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Transport Moves On
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Black Death
- Treasurer's House
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- York Castle Museum
- York and the Holocaust
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- York Art Gallery
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)