Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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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 Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Retreat
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Debtors' Prison
- The County Court House
- St William's Shrine
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Micklegate Bar
- Middleham Jewel
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- King Edward III and York
- The Hospitium
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Church of St Helen