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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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New University
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Judges Lodging
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- York Castle Museum
- Minster Library
- The Debtors' Prison
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- All Saints Church, North Street
- First World War Memorial
- Military Belt Fitting
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- York Art Gallery
- Royal Station Hotel