Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Boot
- New Earswick
- Victoria Bar
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Bootham Bar
- Fairfax House
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Viking Silk Cap
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Assembly Rooms
- King Richard III and York
- Holy Trinity Church
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The York Observatory
- New Shopping Centres