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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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman Castle
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Royal Station Hotel
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Medieval Minster
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Mystery Plays
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The End of the Abbey
- The Medieval Castle
- Gold Arm Ring
- A New University
- The First Railway Station
- Viking Coins
- View from Station Rise
- Second World War York