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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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The First Minster
- Treasurer's House
- Feeding Roman York
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The White Rose of York
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Ouse Bridge
- Viking Silk Cap
- Judges Lodging
- Barley Hall
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The First Railway Station
- Industrial Upheaval
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector