Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fishergate Bar
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Minster in Viking Times
- John Carr - Architect
- Barley Hall
- Roman Head Pot
- Cinema Comes to York
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Inscription to Hecules
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Norman Abbey
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Viking Boot
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street