Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Clifford's Tower
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- William Etty, Artist
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Mystery Plays
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Barker Tower
- York's Coat of Arms
- Church of St Helen
- The Bar Convent
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Anglian Cross
- Teaching the Poor
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'