Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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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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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Castle
- First World War Memorial
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- De Grey Rooms
- St William's Shrine
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- First World War York
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Margaret Clitherow
- Inscription to Hecules
- King Edward II and York
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Abbot's House