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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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Military Belt Fitting
- View from Station Rise
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The First Railway Station
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Roman Fortress
- Dick Turpin
- Walmgate Bar
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Royal Station Hotel
- York Bombed
- Medieval Prisons
- Mary Ward
- The Norman Abbey
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector