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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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The First Minster
- Silver Strap Ends
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Bootham Bar
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- De Grey Rooms
- Walmgate Bar
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The Retreat
- Sixties York
- New Earswick
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Is York Cursed?