Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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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.
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The York Helmet
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- King Richard III and York
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- York Union Gas Works
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Yorkshire Museum
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Skeldergate Bridge