Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Second World War York
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The White Rose of York
- York Union Gas Works
- King Edward I and York
- Vikings and Christianity
- Guy Fawkes
- A New Walk
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Medieval Castle
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Holy Trinity Church
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)