Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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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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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- William Etty, Artist
- The Black Death
- Ouse Bridge
- Anglian Carving
- Water Lanes
- The Norman Minster
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Fishergate Bar
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Mystery Plays
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Roman Head Pot
- Crest of York St John College
- Jubbergate
- Guy Fawkes
- York Castle Museum
- Bootham Bar