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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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Our Lady's Row
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Anglian Cross
- Viking Male Grooming
- Middleham Jewel
- The Debtors' Prison
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Abbot's House
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Guildhall
- Rowntree Park
- Water Lanes
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Teaching the Poor