Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Crux's Church
- Norman Window Frame
- King Edward I and York
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Church of St Olave
- Constantius Chlorus
- York and the Holocaust
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Bootham School
- The Horn of Ulf
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Walmgate Bar
- King Edward III and York
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Fishergate Bar
- The White Rose of York