Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mary Ward
- The First Railway Station
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Jubbergate
- William Etty, Artist
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Council of Arles
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Medieval Prisons
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Holy Trinity Church
- Royal Station Hotel
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Bone Trial Piece
- Guy Fawkes
- The Minster after the Reformation