Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Cinema Comes to York
- Teaching the Poor
- St Leonard's Hospital
- York Castle Museum
- Viking Male Grooming
- Scarborough Bridge
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- New Shopping Centres
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Fishergate Bar
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The Assembly Rooms
- York Bombed
- York Union Gas Works
- The Female Prison