Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward III and York
- Holy Trinity Church
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Greyfriars
- York's Coat of Arms
- York Art Gallery
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Industrial Upheaval
- King Edward I and York
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Bronze weights
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Lendal Tower
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop