Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- New Earswick
- First World War York
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Is York Cursed?
- Fairfax House
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- King Richard III and York
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Bootham School
- The End of the Abbey
- Roman Head Pot
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Female Prison
- The Railway Institute