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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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Margaret Clitherow
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Judges Lodging
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Micklegate Bar
- The End of the Abbey
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Black Death
- The Abbot's House
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway