Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman Minster
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- King Edward III and York
- Industrial Upheaval
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- York Art Gallery
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Yorkshire Museum
- St Crux's Church
- Guy Fawkes
- First World War Memorial
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- King Edward I and York
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- St Columba's United Reformed Church