Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Silk Cap
- Anglian Cross
- Lendal Bridge
- William Etty, Artist
- St Crux's Church
- The Guildhall
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Dick Turpin
- Crest of York St John College
- Industrial Upheaval
- York Garrison
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- York's Airfield
- Jubbergate