Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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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.
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Second World War York
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Viking Male Grooming
- Minster Library
- The First Minster
- Victoria Bar
- York's Airfield
- Inscription to Hecules
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The 1190 Massacre
- New Earswick
- Anglian Carving
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Debtors' Prison