Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Cinema Comes to York
- View from Station Rise
- The Retreat
- The Debtors' Prison
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Scarborough Bridge
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The York Observatory
- Viking Boot
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- A New Walk
- The Guildhall
- Inscription to Hecules