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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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New University
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Viking Silk Cap
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- King Richard II and York
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The York Helmet
- Holy Trinity Church
- New Shopping Centres
- The Greyfriars
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Fire in the Minster
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Bar Convent
- Bootham School
- The Shambles
- The County Court House