Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Bombed
- York Castle Museum
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- A New University
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Debtors' Prison
- Cinema Comes to York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Cawood Sword
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Norman Abbey
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Bone Trial Piece