Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The County Court House
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Our Lady's Row
- The Assembly Rooms
- York and the Holocaust
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- York Art Gallery
- York Central Library
- The Multangular Tower
- New Shopping Centres
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Debtors' Prison
- The First Minster