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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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Debtors' Prison
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Walmgate Bar
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Council of Arles
- Eric Bloodaxe
- York Art Gallery
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The Hospitium
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Vikings and Christianity
- Sixties York
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Middleham Jewel
- Lendal Tower
- The Black Death
- Gold Arm Ring