Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman Castle
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Medieval Prisons
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Fairfax House
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Feeding Roman York
- Holy Trinity Church
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- York's Coat of Arms
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Abbot's House
- Church of St Wilfrid
- York Castle Museum