Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's Airfield
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Rowntree Park
- First World War Memorial
- York Union Gas Works
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- St Crux's Church
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Female Prison
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Royal Station Hotel
- The Bar Convent
- Statue of an Athlete