Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman House
- The Medieval Castle
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Black Death
- The York Hoard
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Shambles
- Gold Finger Ring
- 62 Low Petergate
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Battle of the Standard
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Rowntree Park
- The Medieval Minster
- Fire in the Minster