Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Yorkshire Museum
- Our Lady's Row
- Lendal Bridge
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Sixties York
- Rebuilt in Stone
- York Union Gas Works
- Church of St Olave
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Guildhall
- Barker Tower
- King Edward II and York
- Mary Ward
- A New Walk
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Inside the Roman Fortress