Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Female Prison
- Statue of an Athlete
- Judges Lodging
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Second World War York
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The York Hoard
- The Assembly Rooms
- Clifford's Tower
- Treasurer's House
- Silver Strap Ends
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- York in the fifteenth Century