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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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Micklegate Bar
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Bone Trial Piece
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Walmgate Bar
- Bootham School
- Mary Ward
- All Saints Church, North Street
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The First Railway Station
- John Carr - Architect
- Anglian Carving
- A New University
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Viking Silk Cap
- Daniel Defoe's York