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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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Assembly Rooms
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- York Central Library
- York Bombed
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- New Shopping Centres
- The Medieval Abbey
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- King Edward II and York
- Is York Cursed?
- Vikings and Christianity
- View from Station Rise
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- St Leonard's Hospital