Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Sixties York
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Bronze weights
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- A New University
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Female Prison
- York Central Library
- Ouse Bridge
- Judges Lodging
- Walmgate Bar
- 62 Low Petergate
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Bar Convent
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill