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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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Richard III and York
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- First World War Memorial
- The Guildhall
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Margaret Clitherow
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Minster Library
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Council of Arles
- George Leeman