Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Richard II and York
- Viking Male Grooming
- Guy Fawkes
- The County Court House
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- St Crux's Church
- Gold Arm Ring
- The Medieval Castle
- William Etty, Artist
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Bootham Bar
- York's Coat of Arms
- Bronze weights
- The Battle of the Standard
- The York Observatory
- The First Railway Station
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window