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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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Horn of Ulf
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- New Earswick
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Is York Cursed?
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Skeldergate Bridge
- York and the Holocaust
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Sixties York
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers