Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Margaret Clitherow
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- York Castle Museum
- The Abbot's House
- Inscription to Hecules
- Judges Lodging
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Anglian Carving
- Water Lanes
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Debtors' Prison
- Bones of a Roman Combatant