Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Crest of York St John College
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Viking Boot
- The Greyfriars
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Basilica
- First World War York
- Monk Bar
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The First Minster
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Olive Oil Container
- Statue of the God Mars