Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- York Castle Museum
- York and the Holocaust
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Mary Ward
- Bootham Bar
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The First Railway Station
- The Bar Convent
- William Etty, Artist
- Jubbergate
- Constantius Chlorus
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Statue of Napoleon
- Roman Gods and Goddesses