Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rowntree Park
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Feeding Roman York
- Ouse Bridge
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Skeldergate Bridge
- 62 Low Petergate
- George Leeman
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Cawood Sword
- York Railway Station
- Jubbergate
- The Mansion House
- Crest of York St John College
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- York Bombed