Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Gold Finger Ring
- Anglian Cross
- The York Hoard
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Royal Station Hotel
- King Edward I and York
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- William Etty, Artist
- Bronze weights
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Stonegate
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The George Fox Incident
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Medieval Abbey