Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- View from Station Rise
- The Hospitium
- The 1190 Massacre
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Victorian Prison Building
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The White Rose of York
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Debtors' Prison
- Rebuilt in Stone
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Constantius Chlorus
- The Red Tower