Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Norman House
- Rowntree Park
- York and the Holocaust
- Is York Cursed?
- Constantius Chlorus
- The York Helmet
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Second World War York
- Medieval Prisons
- Mary Ward
- Royal Station Hotel
- Judges Lodging
- The New Theatre