Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Art Gallery
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- First World War Memorial
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Black Death
- Fairfax House
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Is York Cursed?
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Margaret Clitherow
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Viking Coins
- Military Belt Fitting