Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The York Observatory
- The Shambles
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- New Earswick
- The County Court House
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Assembly Rooms
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Church of St Helen
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Statue of an Athlete
- Lendal Tower
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill