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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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Margaret Clitherow
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- King Richard III and York
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Second World War York
- Ripon College for Women
- Barley Hall
- Minster Library
- Sixties York
- Statue of the God Mars
- Church of St Olave
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity