Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Inscription to Hecules
- The End of the Abbey
- Fishergate Bar
- Viking Boot
- Middleham Jewel
- The Battle of the Standard
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- York's Coat of Arms
- York Castle Museum
- Statue of an Athlete
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The First Minster
- The Medieval Abbey
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- 62 Low Petergate
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- York Garrison