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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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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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...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Roman Fortress
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- First World War York
- Barley Hall
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- King Edward II and York
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Black Death
- The 1190 Massacre
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Bar Convent
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Gold Arm Ring
- York Castle Museum