Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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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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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Richard III and York
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- William Etty, Artist
- Lendal Tower
- Transport Moves On
- New Shopping Centres
- The Assembly Rooms
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Royal Station Hotel
- Viking Coins
- The Medieval Castle
- The Hospitium
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Ripon College for Women
- The Battle of the Standard
- Bootham School