Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Royal Station Hotel
- Roman Head Pot
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The Council of Arles
- Amber Bead Workshop
- King Edward II and York
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Industrial Upheaval
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Church of St Helen
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The York Observatory