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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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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Middleham Jewel
- York's Coat of Arms
- Vikings and Christianity
- York Castle Museum
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Mystery Plays
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Mansion House
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Judges Lodging
- Victoria Bar
- Aldwark Synagogue
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Dick Turpin
- Royal Station Hotel
- Clifford's Tower
- York's first historian: Francis Drake