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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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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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.
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- St Crux's Church
- Monk Bar
- Silver Strap Ends
- Feeding Roman York
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- George Leeman
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Viking Silk Cap
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The York Observatory
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Debtors' Prison