Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Scarborough Bridge
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The White Rose of York
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- York's Coat of Arms
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Transport Moves On
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Viking Male Grooming
- The First Minster
- Constantius Chlorus
- King Richard II and York
- Trams Pulled by Horses