Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Olive Oil Container
- The Mansion House
- York Union Gas Works
- Vikings and Christianity
- York Art Gallery
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Retreat
- King Edward I and York
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Micklegate Bar
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Sixties York