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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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Our Lady's Row
- The New Theatre
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Female Prison
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Crest of York St John College
- The York Hoard
- Church of St Olave
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Medieval Minster
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- 62 Low Petergate
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Council of Arles
- Gold Finger Ring
- Olive Oil Container
- Micklegate Bar
- Medieval Prisons