Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Teaching the Poor
- Mary Ward
- Viking Boot
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Fire in the Minster
- Rebuilt in Stone
- York's Airfield
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Guildhall
- Inscription to Hecules
- Fishergate Bar
- 62 Low Petergate
- The George Fox Incident
- The Roman Fortress
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Black Death