Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's Airfield
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- A New University
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Anglian Carving
- John Carr - Architect
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Dick Turpin
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- William Etty, Artist
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Bar Convent
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions