Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Greyfriars
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Victorian Prison Building
- York Central Library
- A Pipkin
- Scarborough Bridge
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- King Edward II and York
- Silver Strap Ends
- Ripon College for Women
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The First Railway Station
- Vikings and Christianity
- Lendal Tower
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Norman Window Frame
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Hair of a Roman Girl