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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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Scarborough Bridge
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- York Railway Station
- The Norman House
- Teaching the Poor
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Our Lady's Row
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Bootham School
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Roman Head Pot
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Feeding Roman York
- The Retreat
- Rebuilt in Stone