Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Medieval Prisons
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Water Lanes
- Rebuilt in Stone
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- St William's Shrine
- Teaching the Poor
- Treasurer's House
- 62 Low Petergate
- The First Railway Station
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The First Minster
- Stonegate
- The Medieval Castle
- Anglian Carving
- The Mystery Plays
- The Cawood Sword