Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Norman House
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Anglian Cross
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Constantius Chlorus
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Ripon College for Women
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Judges Lodging
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Fire in the Minster
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The First Minster
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway