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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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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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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- De Grey Rooms
- Mary Ward
- Viking Boot
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Assembly Rooms
- York Bombed
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Jubbergate
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- York and the Holocaust
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The Female Prison