Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Castle Museum
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Rowntree Park
- The Greyfriars
- Bootham School
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The York Hoard
- The Council of Arles
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- View from Station Rise
- York's Coat of Arms
- The Mansion House
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Mary Ward