Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- York Art Gallery
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Hospitium
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- York Central Library
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- View from Station Rise
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- St William's Shrine
- The Debtors' Prison
- Viking Silk Cap