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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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Council of Arles
- New Shopping Centres
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- View from Station Rise
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Second World War York
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Crest of York St John College
- First World War Memorial
- The Horn of Ulf
- Walmgate Bar
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Bone Trial Piece
- Constantius Chlorus
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Is York Cursed?