Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Medieval Castle
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- A Pipkin
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- York Castle Museum
- Bootham Bar
- Olive Oil Container
- The Norman Castle
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Norman Minster
- The Basilica
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- De Grey Rooms
- 62 Low Petergate
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street