Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Second World War York
- The Female Prison
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- King Edward II and York
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Bronze weights
- The Hospitium
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- St Crux's Church
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Mansion House
- The Cawood Sword
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- St Columba's United Reformed Church