Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- York's Airfield
- York St John in the 20th Century
- St William's Shrine
- Clifford's Tower
- A Pipkin
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Barley Hall
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Cawood Sword
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Roman Fortress
- Water Lanes
- Statue of Napoleon
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre