Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Sixties York
- King Edward III and York
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Our Lady's Row
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Lendal Bridge
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- St Crux's Church
- The Norman Abbey
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Bootham Bar
- Viking Boot
- Is York Cursed?
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway