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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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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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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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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 Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The First Minster
- York Union Gas Works
- John Carr - Architect
- Feeding Roman York
- Gold Finger Ring
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Is York Cursed?
- Barley Hall
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- King Richard III and York
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Cawood Sword