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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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Bronze weights
- Bootham School
- St William's Shrine
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- King Richard II and York
- York Railway Station
- Sixties York
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- First World War Memorial
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- A New University
- Church of St Helen
- The Victorian Prison Building
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Fire in the Minster
- Hair of a Roman Girl