Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The First Railway Station
- The Norman Castle
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Abbot's House
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- York Union Gas Works
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- George Leeman
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Alcuin of York
- Medieval Prisons
- Crest of York St John College
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers