Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Black Death
- The York Helmet
- A New Vision For York
- A Pipkin
- The First Railway Station
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Bronze weights
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Walmgate Bar
- The Shambles