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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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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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
- The Cawood Sword
- Fishergate Bar
- Mary Ward
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Inscription to Hecules
- William Etty, Artist
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Mystery Plays
- King Edward I and York
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Constantius Chlorus
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Anglian Carving
- The Norman Minster
- Archbishop Scrope Executed