Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Abbot's House
- The George Fox Incident
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Treasurer's House
- Vikings and Christianity
- York Central Library
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Minster after the Reformation
- George Leeman
- A New Vision For York
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Anglian Carving
- The Medieval Minster
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Roman Fortress
- The Norman Castle
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)