Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Jubbergate
- The Assembly Rooms
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Dick Turpin
- Viking Silk Cap
- Water Lanes
- York Railway Station
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Mystery Plays
- Statue of the God Mars
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- York's Airfield
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Viking Male Grooming
- Royal Station Hotel
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head