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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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of the God Mars
- Church of St Helen
- Sixties York
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The Abbot's House
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Micklegate Bar
- The York Observatory
- The Horn of Ulf
- Vikings and Christianity
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Fishergate Bar
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- First World War York
- Military Belt Fitting