Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Gold Arm Ring
- De Grey Rooms
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Female Prison
- The Mansion House
- York and the Holocaust
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Mystery Plays
- Ripon College for Women
- Anglian Cross
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- View from Station Rise
- York Railway Station
- Military Belt Fitting
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- King's Manor - Victorian