Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Judges Lodging
- Stonegate
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- King Edward II and York
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Cawood Sword
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Jubbergate
- Dick Turpin
- A New Walk
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Viking Male Grooming
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Greyfriars
- First World War York
- Statue of the God Mars