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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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Mystery Plays
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Horn of Ulf
- Stonegate
- The George Fox Incident
- De Grey Rooms
- York Railway Station
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Royal Station Hotel
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Cinema Comes to York
- St William's Shrine
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The First Minster
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church