Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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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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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The York Hoard
- The York Helmet
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Monk Bar
- St Crux's Church
- The Battle of the Standard
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- View from Station Rise
- Dick Turpin
- Mithras and Arimanius
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- York Union Gas Works
- Alcuin of York