Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of Napoleon
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Viking Boot
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- York Castle Museum
- A Pipkin
- The Council of Arles
- Judges Lodging
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Female Prison
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Assembly Rooms
- Bone Trial Piece
- The York Helmet
- Tombstone of Julia Velva