Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Bar Convent
- Roman Chimney Pot
- First World War York
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Guildhall
- The York Observatory
- The Mystery Plays
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Railway Institute
- The Norman Castle
- The Cawood Sword
- The Multangular Tower
- St Crux's Church
- John Carr - Architect