Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Norman Castle
- John Carr - Architect
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Basilica
- Is York Cursed?
- 62 Low Petergate
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Our Lady's Row
- Victoria Bar
- A New Walk
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The Female Prison
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Gold Arm Ring
- The Cawood Sword
- Scarborough Bridge