Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Yorkshire Museum
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- De Grey Rooms
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Anglian Carving
- A New University
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Bootham Bar
- Anglian Cross
- The York Observatory
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Norman Abbey
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- York Union Gas Works
- The York Helmet
- Fishergate Bar