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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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Feeding Roman York
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- First World War York
- A New University
- Viking Boot
- Olive Oil Container
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Norman Castle
- The Battle of the Standard
- The New Theatre
- John Carr - Architect
- View from Station Rise
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Vikings and Christianity
- Aldwark Synagogue