Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The 1190 Massacre
- The York Helmet
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Female Prison
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Gold Finger Ring
- Anglian Carving
- King Edward I and York
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Yorkshire Museum
- First World War Memorial
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- King Richard III and York
- York Art Gallery