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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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Mary Ward
- The Norman Castle
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Judges Lodging
- A New University
- Gold Arm Ring
- Middleham Jewel
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- York Central Library
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Bar Convent
- The Debtors' Prison