Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The New Theatre
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- A New Vision For York
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Jubbergate
- The Retreat
- Roman Head Pot
- St Crux's Church
- The Medieval Castle
- William Etty, Artist
- Clifford's Tower
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse