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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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Greyfriars
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Horn of Ulf
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- A New University
- Ripon College for Women
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Black Death
- The Norman Castle
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- King Edward III and York
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Norman Minster
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway