Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Minster Library
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- York's Coat of Arms
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Retreat
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Crest of York St John College
- Gold Finger Ring
- Olive Oil Container
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Abbot's House
- The Greyfriars
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Mithras and Arimanius