Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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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...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Judges Lodging
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- York Railway Station
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Royal Station Hotel
- The New Theatre
- Mary Ward
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- A New Vision For York
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Church of St Olave
- George Leeman
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers