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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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Roman Head Pot
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The York Observatory
- Industrial Upheaval
- De Grey Rooms
- Ripon College for Women
- New Earswick
- The Multangular Tower
- The Norman Minster
- Our Lady's Row
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Crest of York St John College
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Hospitium
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Rowntree Park