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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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Second World War York
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The George Fox Incident
- Gold Arm Ring
- Viking Coins
- New Shopping Centres
- George Leeman
- The Mystery Plays
- Roman Chimney Pot
- York Garrison
- Yorkshire Museum
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Retreat
- The Battle of the Standard