Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The County Court House
- De Grey Rooms
- Water Lanes
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Council of Arles
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Fire in the Minster
- Church of St Olave
- The Basilica
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Anglian Cross
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Battle of the Standard
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The 1190 Massacre
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Female Prison