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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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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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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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Greyfriars
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Stonegate
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Gold Arm Ring
- John Carr - Architect
- King's Manor - Victorian
- York Castle Museum
- The Assembly Rooms
- York Bombed
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Military Belt Fitting
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The County Court House