Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Olive Oil Container
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- York Art Gallery
- Mary Ward
- Fire in the Minster
- The Roman Fortress
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Cawood Sword
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Norman Abbey
- A New Walk
- The Bar Convent
- Medieval Prisons
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Teaching the Poor
- Walmgate Bar