Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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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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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The York Helmet
- First World War Memorial
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Fishergate Bar
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The George Fox Incident
- Inscription to Hecules
- Central Methodist Chapel
- York Castle Museum
- Jubbergate
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- A New Vision For York
- The Assembly Rooms
- King Edward I and York
- 62 Low Petergate