Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Holocaust
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Guildhall
- Margaret Clitherow
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Rowntree Park
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Mary Ward
- The Multangular Tower
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Statue of Napoleon
- Crest of York St John College
- Skeldergate Bridge
- First World War York
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Viking Male Grooming