Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Horn of Ulf
- The York Helmet
- Scarborough Bridge
- Military Belt Fitting
- York Castle Museum
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Victoria Bar
- The Mystery Plays
- Dick Turpin
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Medieval Minster
- George Leeman
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Royal Station Hotel
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Feeding Roman York