Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Holocaust
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- A Pipkin
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Church of St Helen
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- William Etty, Artist
- Micklegate Bar
- Fishergate Bar
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Gold Arm Ring
- The Abbot's House
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Inscription to Hecules
- King Richard III and York
- The Assembly Rooms
- York Central Library