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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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Sixties York
- The Hospitium
- Viking Male Grooming
- Church of St Olave
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Rowntree Park
- The Minster after the Reformation
- York Castle Museum
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Teaching the Poor
- The Council of Arles
- Victoria Bar
- Transport Moves On
- The Cawood Sword
- Church of All Saints Pavement