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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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Mansion House
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Black Death
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Micklegate Bar
- First World War York
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- King Edward I and York
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Anglian Carving
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Bone Trial Piece
- Water Lanes
- York's first historian: Francis Drake