Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Greyfriars
- Church of St Olave
- The Railway Institute
- King Edward I and York
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- St William's Shrine
- The Black Death
- Dick Turpin
- The Bar Convent
- The First Railway Station
- Statue of an Athlete
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Bootham Bar
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Horn of Ulf