Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Victoria Bar
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- York's Airfield
- Statue of the God Mars
- 62 Low Petergate
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Bone Trial Piece
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The First Minster
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Retreat
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- George Leeman
- Statue of an Athlete
- View from Station Rise
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Minster Library