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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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Norman Minster
- Minster Library
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The York Helmet
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Norman Castle
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Basilica
- The End of the Abbey
- Church of St Wilfrid
- York Art Gallery
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Roman Head Pot