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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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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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.
- Church of St Helen
- Viking Male Grooming
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Assembly Rooms
- First World War Memorial
- Jubbergate
- Church of St Wilfrid
- King Edward III and York
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Council of Arles
- King Richard III and York
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Church of St Olave
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Ouse Bridge
- The York Hoard