Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Minster in Viking Times
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Monk Bar
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Statue of an Athlete
- The 1190 Massacre
- Crest of York St John College
- Church of St Helen
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- York Garrison
- The First Minster
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Roman Head Pot
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- York Union Gas Works
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning