Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Second World War York
- Middleham Jewel
- Statue of the God Mars
- York Railway Station
- Is York Cursed?
- The Medieval Castle
- Gold Arm Ring
- Fire in the Minster
- Guy Fawkes
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Mystery Plays
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Bronze weights
- Viking Boot
- Margaret Clitherow
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- York's first historian: Francis Drake