Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Castle Museum
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Middleham Jewel
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Stonegate
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Teaching the Poor
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Cawood Sword
- Statue of Napoleon
- Anglian Carving
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- First World War Memorial
- De Grey Rooms
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Bootham School