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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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Castle Museum
- Stonegate
- Fairfax House
- Ripon College for Women
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Bone Trial Piece
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Guy Fawkes
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Royal Station Hotel
- St Leonard's Hospital
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Middleham Jewel
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Guildhall