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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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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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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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Gold Arm Ring
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The White Rose of York
- The First Railway Station
- The Greyfriars
- The Cawood Sword
- The Shambles
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Royal Station Hotel
- The Council of Arles
- The New Theatre
- William Etty, Artist
- Amber Bead Workshop