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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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St William's Shrine
- York Railway Station
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Medieval Minster
- Mary Ward
- Bootham School
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Constantius Chlorus
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- William Etty, Artist
- Lendal Tower
- King Edward III and York
- The Battle of the Standard
- The First Minster
- The Black Death
- The New Theatre
- The Medieval Abbey