Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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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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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Carving
- A New University
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Feeding Roman York
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Cinema Comes to York
- Yorkshire Museum
- Stonegate
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Norman House
- Guy Fawkes
- Alcuin of York
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Mary Ward