Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Olave
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- George Leeman
- Barker Tower
- The Medieval Castle
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Yorkshire Museum
- De Grey Rooms
- The Norman Castle
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Gold Arm Ring
- King Richard II and York
- Military Belt Fitting
- A Pipkin
- The First Minster
- Medieval Prisons