Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Cawood Sword
- The Railway Institute
- The End of the Abbey
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- York Garrison
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Red Tower
- The Basilica
- Roman Head Pot
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- 62 Low Petergate
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- First World War York
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate