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York's remarkable past continues to astound. Today we can literally look history in the face - the face of a Roman woman whose features were reconstructed on computer from the skeleton discovered beneath the Royal York Hotel gardens. A true sportsman

Sir Stanley Matthews, who has died aged 85, was one of our greatest sportsmen, and one of our most sporting greats. His achievements on the pitch confirm him as an immortal talent: in a professional playing career that spanned 33 years, he won 54 England caps and was twice named European Footballer of the Year.

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