Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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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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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Sixties York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Scarborough Bridge
- Bootham Bar
- Viking Silk Cap
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Our Lady's Row
- Industrial Upheaval
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Fire in the Minster
- York Bombed
- Gold Finger Ring
- King Richard II and York
- The Medieval Minster
- York and the Holocaust