Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Bootham Bar
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- A Pipkin
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Medieval Prisons
- Bronze weights
- The Roman Fortress
- Guy Fawkes
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The County Court House
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Barley Hall
- Viking Sword Pommel
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Scarborough Bridge