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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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The County Court House
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- New Shopping Centres
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Treasurer's House
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The 1190 Massacre
- First World War York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Anglian Cross
- King Richard III and York
- Middleham Jewel