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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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The New Theatre
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Battle of the Standard
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Norman Minster
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Mystery Plays
- York Castle Museum
- The Medieval Castle
- All Saints Church, North Street
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Gold Finger Ring
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- St William's Shrine