Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- New Shopping Centres
- Viking Silk Cap
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Royal Station Hotel
- Inscription to Hecules
- York's Airfield
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Gold Arm Ring
- The Norman House
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Guildhall
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- York St John in the 20th Century
- St William's Shrine