Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Water Lanes
- York's Coat of Arms
- The Red Tower
- 62 Low Petergate
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Our Lady's Row
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- York and the Holocaust
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- View from Station Rise
- The York Observatory
- Rebuilt in Stone
- George Leeman
- Norman Window Frame
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- St Leonard's Hospital