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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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- King Edward I and York
- A Pipkin
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- New Shopping Centres
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Fire in the Minster
- Stonegate
- The Multangular Tower
- New Earswick
- The Railway Institute
- Statue of Napoleon
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Clifford's Tower
- Archbishop Scrope Executed