Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Hospitium
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Cawood Sword
- Guy Fawkes
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- New Earswick
- John Carr - Architect
- Viking Boot
- Viking Coins
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Inscription to Hecules
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- York Castle Museum
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning