Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- York Central Library
- The First Railway Station
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Transport Moves On
- Jubbergate
- New Earswick
- Industrial Upheaval
- York in the fifteenth Century
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'