Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's Coat of Arms
- Stonegate
- A New Vision For York
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- George Leeman
- Viking Coins
- A Pipkin
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Walmgate Bar
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The First Railway Station
- The Battle of the Standard
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Church of St Wilfrid