Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New Walk
- Minster Library
- St Crux's Church
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- York's Coat of Arms
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- King Richard II and York
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Fire in the Minster
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Crest of York St John College
- York Central Library
- The Medieval Abbey
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Barley Hall
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The White Rose of York