Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Ripon College for Women
- The Basilica
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Industrial Upheaval
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- First World War Memorial
- Viking Coins
- Gold Arm Ring
- William Etty, Artist
- The White Rose of York
- King Richard III and York
- York Castle Museum
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The End of the Abbey