Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The White Rose of York
- William Etty, Artist
- The First Minster
- Skeldergate Bridge
- York Union Gas Works
- Fairfax House
- Sixties York
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Ripon College for Women
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Horn of Ulf
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Constantius Chlorus
- Royal Station Hotel