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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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The White Rose of York
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Abbot's House
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Guy Fawkes
- The 1190 Massacre
- York's Coat of Arms
- Cinema Comes to York
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- York St John in the 20th Century