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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Retreat
- The Victorian Prison Building
- 62 Low Petergate
- York and the Holocaust
- The Norman Abbey
- The York Observatory
- King Richard III and York
- Jubbergate
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Viking Boot
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- York's Airfield