Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Sixties York
- The New Theatre
- De Grey Rooms
- Ripon College for Women
- Statue of Napoleon
- York Art Gallery
- The Black Death
- The County Court House
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Medieval Minster
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Female Prison
- View from Station Rise