Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Coins
- Stonegate
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- King Edward II and York
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Lendal Tower
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Female Prison
- Royal Station Hotel
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Teaching the Poor
- The New Theatre
- Statue of Napoleon
- Is York Cursed?
- Rebuilt in Stone
- A Pipkin
- York and the Holocaust