Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward III and York
- The Cawood Sword
- Cinema Comes to York
- Stonegate
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The First Railway Station
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Statue of an Athlete
- King Richard III and York
- Gold Arm Ring
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Fire in the Minster
- Judges Lodging