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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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Viking Silk Cap
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Railway Institute
- Jubbergate
- Sixties York
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Norman House
- The York Hoard
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Gold Finger Ring
- York Bombed
- Walmgate Bar
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Horn of Ulf
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Mystery Plays