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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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St William's Shrine
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Basilica
- New Earswick
- The New Theatre
- King Richard III and York
- A New Walk
- Bootham School
- Water Lanes
- William Etty, Artist
- The Roman Fortress
- The Greyfriars
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The First Railway Station
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Mary Ward