Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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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.
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Clifford's Tower
- Holy Trinity Church
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Gold Arm Ring
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Victoria Bar
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The York Hoard
- The Battle of the Standard
- King Edward II and York
- Military Belt Fitting
- York's Airfield
- The Norman Abbey
- Minster Library