Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Mansion House
- St Crux's Church
- The Mystery Plays
- York Garrison
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Judges Lodging
- Barker Tower
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Vikings and Christianity
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Norman Window Frame
- The Council of Arles
- The Roman Fortress
- Fire in the Minster
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The County Court House