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 the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Barley Hall
- York's Coat of Arms
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Industrial Upheaval
- Anglian Cross
- Medieval Prisons
- The Basilica
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Victoria Bar
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Hospitium
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Red Tower
- The Medieval Castle
- York Art Gallery
- York Railway Station