Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Viking Sword Pommel
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- King Richard II and York
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Guy Fawkes
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Judges Lodging
- 62 Low Petergate
- Micklegate Bar
- Inscription to Hecules
- Rowntree Park
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The Bar Convent
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Sixties York
- York's Airfield
- First World War Memorial