Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- King Edward III and York
- The Female Prison
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- View from Station Rise
- Ouse Bridge
- Bootham School
- Constantius Chlorus
- Gold Finger Ring
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Viking Male Grooming
- Micklegate Bar
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Tombstone of Julia Velva