Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Castle
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Council of Arles
- Military Belt Fitting
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The First Railway Station
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Royal Station Hotel
- York and the Holocaust
- Roman Head Pot
- The Black Death
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Mary Ward
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Multangular Tower