Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New University
- The New Theatre
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Scarborough Bridge
- York Union Gas Works
- Bone Trial Piece
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Second World War York
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Viking Coins
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Horn of Ulf
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool