Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Bootham School
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Norman Castle
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Bootham Bar
- Royal Station Hotel
- Fire in the Minster
- The York Observatory
- The Mystery Plays
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- York's Medieval Synagogue