Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- York's Coat of Arms
- The Greyfriars
- John Carr - Architect
- The White Rose of York
- Mary Ward
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- York Railway Station
- Margaret Clitherow
- Anglian Carving
- Yorkshire Museum
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- A New University
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Transport Moves On
- Vikings and Christianity