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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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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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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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Medieval Minster
- Viking Male Grooming
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- John Carr - Architect
- Feeding Roman York
- York's Airfield
- York Union Gas Works
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Micklegate Bar
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Bootham Bar
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- York Art Gallery
- A Pipkin