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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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Castle Museum
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The First Railway Station
- The Female Prison
- Is York Cursed?
- Water Lanes
- A New Walk
- Anglian Cross
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Church of St Helen
- Viking Silk Cap
- Crest of York St John College
- King Edward II and York