Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- A New University
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Fairfax House
- A New Vision For York
- De Grey Rooms
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Norman Window Frame
- The York Observatory
- Bootham Bar
- The Basilica
- The Roman Fortress
- Bone Trial Piece