Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Cross
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Crest of York St John College
- Yorkshire Museum
- King Edward II and York
- Bronze weights
- Rowntree Park
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Second World War York
- Sixties York
- View from Station Rise
- Viking Boot
- The Red Tower
- St Leonard's Hospital
- King Richard III and York
- Medieval Prisons
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York