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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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Silk Cap
- Mary Ward
- A Pipkin
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Black Death
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The Guildhall
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Railway Institute
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Mansion House
- York's Coat of Arms
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Bar Convent
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- York Castle Museum
- Cinema Comes to York
- Cumberland House, King's Staith