Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Hospitium
- The Norman Castle
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Is York Cursed?
- Ripon College for Women
- The First Railway Station
- First World War York
- A Pipkin
- The Battle of the Standard
- New Earswick
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Judges Lodging
- The Guildhall
- King Edward I and York
- The Minster in Viking Times