Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman House
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Walmgate Bar
- New Shopping Centres
- Church of St Helen
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The County Court House
- The Medieval Minster
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Black Death
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Debtors' Prison
- Dick Turpin
- The Female Prison
- The Red Tower