Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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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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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Victoria Bar
- Is York Cursed?
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Barley Hall
- Constantius Chlorus
- The George Fox Incident
- St Crux's Church
- The York Helmet
- Lendal Tower
- The Railway Institute
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The County Court House
- Medieval Prisons
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- York's first historian: Francis Drake