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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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Victorian Prison Building
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Cawood Sword
- The Shambles
- Micklegate Bar
- Amber Bead Workshop
- 62 Low Petergate
- The 1190 Massacre
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Church of St Wilfrid
- York Railway Station
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- York Art Gallery
- The Red Tower
- Jubbergate
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- York and the Holocaust