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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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Silk Cap
- Bootham Bar
- A New Walk
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Rowntree Park
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Abbot's House
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Fire in the Minster
- Second World War York