Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Vikings and Christianity
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Bootham Bar
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Fishergate Bar
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- King Edward II and York
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- King Richard II and York
- The Black Death
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Olive Oil Container
- Bronze weights
- Judges Lodging