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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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Olive Oil Container
- St William's Shrine
- King Richard II and York
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Bootham School
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Clifford's Tower
- The Council of Arles
- First World War Memorial
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Feeding Roman York
- The Debtors' Prison
- View from Station Rise
- Alcuin of York
- New Earswick
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Railway King: George Hudson