Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Norman Window Frame
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Walmgate Bar
- Anglian Cross
- York Union Gas Works
- William Etty, Artist
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Fire in the Minster
- King Edward II and York
- 62 Low Petergate
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The New Theatre
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- New Earswick