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 City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Silver Strap Ends
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Norman Abbey
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- King Richard II and York
- A New University
- Teaching the Poor
- A Pipkin
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Rowntree Park
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Holy Trinity Church