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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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Holocaust
- New Earswick
- Viking Male Grooming
- Roman Head Pot
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- George Leeman
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Battle of the Standard
- Yorkshire Museum
- Church of St Olave
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Retreat
- Viking Boot
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Anglian Cross
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Bootham School
- The Norman Abbey