Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- First World War Memorial
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- First World War York
- Walmgate Bar
- Central Methodist Chapel
- De Grey Rooms
- Medieval Prisons
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Bone Trial Piece
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Cawood Sword
- St William's Shrine
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Dick Turpin