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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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Holy Trinity Church
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Teaching the Poor
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Amber Bead Workshop
- York Union Gas Works
- Is York Cursed?
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Olive Oil Container
- York's Airfield
- The Norman Minster
- York Garrison
- The End of the Abbey
- The George Fox Incident
- Jewbury Cemetery