Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Teaching the Poor
- Water Lanes
- The Debtors' Prison
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- A New University
- King Richard II and York
- Transport Moves On
- Fire in the Minster
- Viking Boot
- The Black Death
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Stonegate
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Mansion House
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Anglian Carving