Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Bootham Bar
- The County Court House
- Stonegate
- The Medieval Abbey
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Viking Coins
- A New University
- Bootham School
- York Central Library
- The George Fox Incident
- A Pipkin
- The Horn of Ulf
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- King Richard III and York
- Bone Trial Piece