Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Bronze weights
- Barker Tower
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Assembly Rooms
- Rebuilt in Stone
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Royal Station Hotel
- A New University
- The New Theatre
- Stonegate
- The Battle of the Standard
- First World War Memorial
- The Shambles
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Bootham Bar