Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The Medieval Castle
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Horn of Ulf
- The York Hoard
- Anglian Carving
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- A Pipkin
- York Art Gallery
- The Shambles
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Medieval Prisons
- The Black Death
- Viking Boot
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York