Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward III and York
- Second World War York
- Minster Library
- Treasurer's House
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Lendal Bridge
- The Debtors' Prison
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Holy Trinity Church
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Bar Convent
- The Norman Minster
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Railway Institute
- Middleham Jewel
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Church of St Olave