Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- View from Station Rise
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Fishergate Bar
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Black Death
- Barley Hall
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Gold Arm Ring
- George Leeman
- Sixties York
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Minster Library
- The White Rose of York
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Monk Bar