Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The York Hoard
- Second World War York
- Cinema Comes to York
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The Retreat
- Middleham Jewel
- York Garrison
- Royal Station Hotel
- Inscription to Hecules
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Ripon College for Women
- Bronze weights
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- York Railway Station