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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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Monk Bar
- Gold Arm Ring
- Silver Strap Ends
- Roman Head Pot
- Sixties York
- York Railway Station
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The New Theatre
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Basilica
- York and the Holocaust
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- View from Station Rise
- Dick Turpin
- Feeding Roman York