Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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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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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Barker Tower
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Cawood Sword
- Ouse Bridge
- The Medieval Castle
- The Greyfriars
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Cinema Comes to York
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Multangular Tower
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Military Belt Fitting
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Church of All Saints Pavement