Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's Coat of Arms
- Fairfax House
- Medieval Prisons
- Viking Coins
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Medieval Abbey
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The First Railway Station
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- George Leeman
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior