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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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Holy Trinity Church
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Fairfax House
- New Earswick
- A New University
- Constantius Chlorus
- The Bar Convent
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- A Pipkin
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Sixties York
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Medieval Castle
- Jubbergate
- St William's Shrine
- Fire in the Minster
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window