Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Roman Chimney Pot
- King Richard III and York
- Barker Tower
- Medieval Prisons
- King Edward I and York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Silver Strap Ends
- The First Railway Station
- Ripon College for Women
- De Grey Rooms
- The Horn of Ulf
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Basilica
- Anglian Hanging Bowl