Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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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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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- King's Manor - Victorian
- York Art Gallery
- Royal Station Hotel
- The Female Prison
- George Leeman
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The York Observatory
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Stonegate
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Rebuilt in Stone
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Water Lanes