Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fairfax House
- York and the Holocaust
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Abbot's House
- King Richard II and York
- Norman Window Frame
- Olive Oil Container
- The York Hoard
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- A New University
- York Bombed
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Assembly Rooms
- The New Theatre
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall