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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Royal Station Hotel
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Norman Window Frame
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Minster after the Reformation
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- A New University
- King Richard III and York
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- New Shopping Centres
- Bootham School
- Micklegate Bar
- Eric Bloodaxe