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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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Medieval Castle
- Sixties York
- St Crux's Church
- A New Walk
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Debtors' Prison
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The New Theatre
- Olive Oil Container
- The Black Death
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Greyfriars
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Crest of York St John College
- William Etty, Artist