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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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The County Court House
- The York Helmet
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Dick Turpin
- Micklegate Bar
- York Central Library
- The Cawood Sword
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Mary Ward
- Second World War York
- Olive Oil Container
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Hospitium
- The Assembly Rooms
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The 1190 Massacre