Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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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 Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Cross
- New Shopping Centres
- Our Lady's Row
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Multangular Tower
- The Retreat
- York Castle Museum
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Rebuilt in Stone
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Viking Male Grooming
- A New University
- Viking Silk Cap
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Anglian Carving
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The Abbot's House