Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Holocaust
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Bronze weights
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- King Richard II and York
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Bootham School
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Crest of York St John College
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Royal Station Hotel
- Church of St Helen
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Roman Fortress