Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Bone Trial Piece
- Viking Silk Cap
- The York Observatory
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Barley Hall
- York Bombed
- Transport Moves On
- The George Fox Incident
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- King Richard II and York
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Norman Castle
- The Bar Convent
- Bootham Bar