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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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cinema Comes to York
- The First Minster
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Guy Fawkes
- The Medieval Castle
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Norman House
- Our Lady's Row
- The George Fox Incident
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Anglian Carving
- William Etty, Artist
- The Guildhall
- The Medieval Abbey
- A New University
- Crest of York St John College
- The Norman Minster