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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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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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.
- York's Coat of Arms
- Church of St Wilfrid
- A New Walk
- Bootham Bar
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- King Richard III and York
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Bootham School
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Constantius Chlorus
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- York Castle Museum
- De Grey Rooms
- The New Theatre
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- St Leonard's Hospital