Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Cross
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Industrial Upheaval
- York and the Holocaust
- The Guildhall
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Viking Sword Pommel
- First World War Memorial
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Margaret Clitherow
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Statue of the God Mars
- John Carr - Architect
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- 62 Low Petergate