Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Mystery Plays
- York Castle Museum
- The County Court House
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Feeding Roman York
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Mary Ward
- A New Walk
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Monk Bar
- The Medieval Castle
- Industrial Upheaval
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- York's first historian: Francis Drake