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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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Viking Boot
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Council of Arles
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- 62 Low Petergate
- The First Minster
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Ripon College for Women
- Second World War York
- De Grey Rooms
- The Battle of the Standard
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Barley Hall
- Archbishop Scrope Executed