Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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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.
- Judges Lodging
- Bronze weights
- York Art Gallery
- York's Airfield
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Olive Oil Container
- Mary Ward
- Sixties York
- The Female Prison
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Multangular Tower