Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Castle Museum
- The Black Death
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- King's Manor - Victorian
- View from Station Rise
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Retreat
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Yorkshire Museum
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The Council of Arles
- Our Lady's Row
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- A Pipkin
- King Edward III and York
- The White Rose of York