Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Skeldergate Bridge
- King Richard III and York
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Barker Tower
- York's Coat of Arms
- Mary Ward
- Fire in the Minster
- Fishergate Bar
- Viking Coins
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Rowntree Park
- The Red Tower
- The Roman Fortress
- Dick Turpin
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- York Union Gas Works