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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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Gold Arm Ring
- Monk Bar
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Barker Tower
- Church of St Olave
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Retreat
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- New Shopping Centres
- York's Airfield
- Church of St Helen
- York's Coat of Arms
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- King Edward II and York