Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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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.
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- York's Airfield
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Margaret Clitherow
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Roman Head Pot
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Retreat
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Stonegate
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Olive Oil Container
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- King Edward I and York
- The Battle of the Standard