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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Statue of Napoleon
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Transport Moves On
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The George Fox Incident
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Cawood Sword
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Rowntree Park
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool