Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Is York Cursed?
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The First Minster
- Vikings and Christianity
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- York Central Library
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Female Prison
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Railway Institute
- Silver Strap Ends
- Micklegate Bar
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The York Observatory