Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Dick Turpin
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- York Castle Museum
- Ouse Bridge
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Inscription to Hecules
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- First World War York
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Norman Window Frame
- Fairfax House