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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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Rowntree Park
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Viking Silk Cap
- John Carr - Architect
- The Bar Convent
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Battle of the Standard
- Olive Oil Container
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Gold Arm Ring
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Church of St Helen
- Glazed Medieval Jug