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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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Cross
- First World War York
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Yorkshire Museum
- Church of St Helen
- Teaching the Poor
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Norman Minster
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Medieval Prisons
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- New Earswick
- King Richard III and York
- Lendal Tower
- The Greyfriars
- New Shopping Centres