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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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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The County Court House
- Yorkshire Museum
- Clifford's Tower
- The York Hoard
- Inscription to Hecules
- Church of St Helen
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- A New Vision For York
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Norman Castle
- The Black Death
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Bone Trial Piece
- York's Airfield
- Statue of an Athlete