Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- York Central Library
- Feeding Roman York
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Sixties York
- Statue of Napoleon
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- York Bombed
- Viking Male Grooming
- First World War Memorial
- Treasurer's House
- Anglian Carving
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Alcuin of York
- The Roman Fortress