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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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Is York Cursed?
- A Pipkin
- Viking Silk Cap
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Gold Arm Ring
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Barley Hall
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- George Leeman
- Skeldergate Bridge
- View from Station Rise
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- A New Vision For York
- New Earswick
- The Medieval Minster