Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze weights
- Fairfax House
- The Mansion House
- Bootham School
- Fishergate Bar
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Ouse Bridge
- Royal Station Hotel
- Judges Lodging
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- King Edward III and York
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- York Railway Station
- The Medieval Minster
- Bone Trial Piece
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- York Union Gas Works