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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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Art Gallery
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Guy Fawkes
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The First Railway Station
- First World War York
- George Leeman
- De Grey Rooms
- Stonegate
- The Abbot's House
- Norman Window Frame
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Clifford's Tower
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Archbishop Scrope Executed