Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Is York Cursed?
- Yorkshire Museum
- Anglian Carving
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Church of St Olave
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Church of St Wilfrid
- John Carr - Architect
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Viking Boot
- A New Walk
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Minster after the Reformation