Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Female Prison
- York and the Holocaust
- King Edward II and York
- Is York Cursed?
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- York Bombed
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Victoria Bar
- The 1190 Massacre
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Hospitium
- Medieval Prisons
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The New Theatre
- George Leeman
- Margaret Clitherow