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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Cawood Sword
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- First World War Memorial
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Gold Arm Ring
- York Union Gas Works
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Church of St Olave
- The Bar Convent
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Is York Cursed?
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill