Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham School
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- First World War Memorial
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Second World War York
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Clifford's Tower
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Lendal Tower
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Debtors' Prison
- Ouse Bridge
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Barley Hall
- York Railway Station