Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Mystery Plays
- The Medieval Castle
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Red Tower
- Sixties York
- View from Station Rise
- The Council of Arles
- Anglian Carving
- Bronze weights
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The 1190 Massacre
- Second World War York
- Roman Head Pot
- King Edward I and York
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York