Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Yorkshire Museum
- Bootham School
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The Cawood Sword
- New Earswick
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Roman Fortress
- York and the Holocaust
- The First Railway Station
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Bronze weights
- York Railway Station