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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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Fire in the Minster
- View from Station Rise
- Yorkshire Museum
- The First Railway Station
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Bone Trial Piece
- Scarborough Bridge
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Medieval Minster
- A New Walk
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The Norman Castle
- Aldwark Synagogue