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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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The White Rose of York
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Medieval Castle
- Statue of an Athlete
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Royal Station Hotel
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Retreat
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Church of St Olave
- King Edward III and York
- The Greyfriars