Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Margaret Clitherow
- The First Railway Station
- Micklegate Bar
- Church of St Olave
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Olive Oil Container
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Mystery Plays
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Lendal Tower
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- York Railway Station
- Elizabeth Boardingham