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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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- De Grey Rooms
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Church of St Helen
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Fishergate Bar
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Horn of Ulf
- Bronze weights
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Royal Station Hotel
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The New Theatre
- The Multangular Tower
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- York's first historian: Francis Drake