Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mary Ward
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- York Bombed
- First World War York
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Lendal Tower
- Royal Station Hotel
- Teaching the Poor
- The Assembly Rooms
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Abbot's House
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- York Union Gas Works
- The Basilica