Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- York and the Holocaust
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Mary Ward
- Medieval Prisons
- The White Rose of York
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Shambles
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Second World War York
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Judges Lodging
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Red Tower
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Jewbury Cemetery