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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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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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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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Roman Head Pot
- The York Observatory
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Norman Window Frame
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Margaret Clitherow
- A New University
- The Multangular Tower
- Treasurer's House
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Fire in the Minster
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Trams Pulled by Horses