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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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Female Prison
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Guy Fawkes
- Fire in the Minster
- The Bar Convent
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Medieval Abbey
- A New Walk
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Royal Station Hotel
- St William's Shrine
- A New University
- Victoria Bar
- The Medieval Minster