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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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New Vision For York
- Crest of York St John College
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Assembly Rooms
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The County Court House
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Mystery Plays
- The Red Tower
- The Retreat
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Norman Abbey
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Inside the Roman Fortress