Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Clifford's Tower
- The Retreat
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Fairfax House
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Mansion House
- Yorkshire Museum
- Is York Cursed?
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Bar Convent
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Lendal Tower
- Vikings and Christianity
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Bootham School
- Victoria Bar
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector