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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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Debtors' Prison
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Victoria Bar
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Walmgate Bar
- Water Lanes
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Roman Head Pot
- Gold Arm Ring
- The Norman House
- The Battle of the Standard
- Inscription to Hecules
- New Earswick
- King Edward II and York
- The Norman Abbey
- Alcuin of York
- York and the Holocaust
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York