Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of Napoleon
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Micklegate Bar
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Norman Abbey
- York and the Holocaust
- Constantius Chlorus
- Bone Trial Piece
- Middleham Jewel
- Inscription to Hecules
- King Edward II and York
- The York Observatory
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Amber Bead Workshop
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Cawood Sword
- The First Railway Station