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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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Is York Cursed?
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Minster Library
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Basilica
- St William's Shrine
- New Earswick
- The Red Tower
- Statue of Napoleon
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Fairfax House
- King Richard II and York
- The Shambles
- A New Vision For York
- Rowntree Park
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Alcuin of York
- Walmgate Bar