Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Sixties York
- Silver Strap Ends
- Feeding Roman York
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Cinema Comes to York
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Jubbergate
- York Castle Museum
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Treasurer's House
- The Basilica
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Rebuilt in Stone
- York Central Library